Geige
German (Berlin)
/ˈɡaɪ̯ɡə/
noun
Definitions
- (musical instruments) violin, fiddle
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German gīge inherited from Old High German gīga derived from Proto-Germanic *gīganą (desire, move, wish) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeyǵʰ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰeyǵʰ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- jig English
- jigger English
- jiggish English
- jiggle English
- jiggy English
- jighead English
- jiglike English
- jigsaw English
- outjig English
- rejig English
- jigi Finnish
- -er German
- Alt German
- Altgeige German
- Arm German
- Armgeige German
- Arsch German
- Arschgeige German
- Bauer German
- Bogen German
- Geigenbauer German
- Geigenbogen German
- Geigenkasten German
- Geigenspiel German
- Geigenspieler German
- Geiger German
- Geigerzähler German
- Kasten German
- Spiel German
- Spieler German
- vergeigen German
- *gʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰēy(w)- Proto-Indo-European
- *gaigijaną Proto-Germanic
- *gīganą Proto-Germanic
- gigge Middle English
- gígja Old Norse
- gígja Icelandic
- gīga Old High German
- gíggja Faroese
- gīge Middle High German
- Gei Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Guege Alemannic German
- *gīge Frankish