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”

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