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.
Ancestry of “ziege”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zige | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ziga | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tigā | she-goat |