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Where does “Ziege” come from?

Ziege (German) comes from Middle High German zige, from Old High German ziga, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

Ziege (German): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “Ziege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzige—
2Old High Germanziga—
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

Words derived from “Ziege”

  • Ziegenmelker
  • Ziegenficker
  • Ziegenbart
  • sike
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →