[Dixielandjazz] Origin of "gig"

Robert Smith robert.smith at tele2.no
Fri Dec 15 05:06:23 PST 2006


As Robert said: "Most of the places checked said gig's origins are unknown 
... ".

However, the French word for "jig" (old quick dance) is "gigue", and the 
Norwegian word is "gigg", so here is a possible line of derivation.

Cheers

Bob Smith




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