Etymograph

English

jiggle

From jig + -le (frequentative suffix).

Formed from jig + le

Old French gigue ‘a fiddle’

Middle English gyge ‘fiddle’

English jig

French le ‘the’

English le

Today it means

noun A relatively weak shaking movement; the condition or state of weakly shaking.

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

Etymograph / jiggle