Where does “sike” come from?
sike (Chuukese) comes from German ziege, from Middle High German zige, from Old High German ziga, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.
sike (Chuukese): goat
Ancestry of “sike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | ziege | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | zige | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ziga | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tigā | she-goat |