Where does “Ziegenmelker” come from?

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

Ziegenmelker (German): nightjar

Definitions

  1. nightjar

Ancestry of “Ziegenmelker”, step by step

Ziegenmelker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ziege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanziegegoat
2Middle High Germanzige—
3Old High Germanziga—
4Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

via German Melker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMelkermilker
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Old High German ziga →Every word from Middle High German zige →