geg

Meaning

Verb

• To walk carelessly or in a careless manner.
• To swing.

Origin

• Origin unknown. Perhaps from Old English *gǣgan, as in forgǣgan, ofergǣgan, or from Old Norse geiga, both from Proto-Germanic *gaigijaną, *gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeyǵʰ-, *gʰeygʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰēy(w)-, *ǵʰyāw-.
• Cognate with Old Frisian gēia, Norwegian dialectal geige, Middle High German gīgen ("to play the violin"), Old English gǣnan ("to gape"). More at jig.