Where does “gigg” come from?

gigg (Swedish) comes from English gig, from Middle English gig, from English fise, from English fist, from Middle English fist, from Old English fȳst, from Proto-West Germanic fūsti, from Proto-Germanic funstiz — five.

gigg (Swedish): gig a light two-wheeled one-horse carriage without a hood

Definitions

  1. gig a light two-wheeled one-horse carriage without a hood

Ancestry of “gigg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgigA performing engagement by a musical group; or,...
2Middle Englishgiga frivolous woman
3EnglishfiseAn instance of flatulence
4EnglishfistA hand with the fingers clenched or curled...
5Middle Englishfistfist
6Old Englishfȳstfist
7Proto-West Germanicfūstifist
8Proto-Germanicfunstizfist
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpnsti-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpnksti-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe