zig-zag

zig-zag
zig-zag also zigzag, 1712, from Fr. zigzag (1670s), perhaps from Ger. Zickzack (though this only is attested from 1703), possibly a reduplication of Zacke "tooth, prong." Earliest use in German is in reference to military siege approaches. Originally in English used to describe the layout of certain garden paths. The verb is recorded from 1787.

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