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

wigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wiege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwiegeinflection of wiegen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwigecradle
3Old High Germanwīga—

via Old High German wegan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanweganto move, carry, bear
2Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “wigen”

Every word from Old High German wīga →Every word from Middle High German wige →Every word from German wiege →