Where does “jigges” come from?

jigges (Yola) comes from Middle English gyge, from Old French gigue, from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.

jigges (Yola): jigs

Definitions

  1. jigs

Ancestry of “jigges”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgygeTo make a creaking sound
2Old Frenchgiguea fiddle, kind of dance
3Frankishgīgedance, fiddle
4Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic gīganąEvery word from Frankish gīge
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