Etymograph

English

gingette

From ging(er) (“red-haired person”) + -ette (suffix forming female equivalents).

Formed from ginger ‘red-haired person’ + -ette

Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆

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Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō

Old English gingifer

Middle English gingivere

Middle English gingere

English ginger

Today it means

noun A female with reddish-brown hair.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gingette