Where does “wigen” come from?
wigen (Middle High German) comes from German wiege, from Middle High German wige, from Old High German wīga.
Ancestry of “wigen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | wiege | inflection of wiegen:
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| 2 | Middle High German | wige | cradle |
| 3 | Old High German | wīga | — |
Words derived from “wigen”