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

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “sike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanziegegoat
2Middle High Germanzige—
3Old High Germanziga—
4Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Old High German ziga →Every word from Middle High German zige →