[Dixielandjazz] Origin of the word "gig"

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

My vote also, partially because the Creoles were commonly engaged to play  
for French dances in New Orleans dating well back into the 1800's.
Ginny
 
In a message dated 12/15/2006 9:38:26 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
nvickers1 at cox.net writes:

I vote  with Bob Smith.  Although dictionaries list as "origin unknown"  for
"gig" -- short job especially by entertainers-- It seemed most logical  to me
that this was derived from the French word "gigue" meaning --short  quick
dance.

Norman-- I'm no word maven, but this seems logical to  me--Vickers