Etymology Explorer
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Where does “zige” come from?
zige (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ziga, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.
Ancestry of “zige”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old High German
ziga
—
2
Proto-West Germanic
tigā
she-goat
Words derived from “zige”
ציג
Ziege
ziege
sike
ציגל
ציגעלע
Schiege
Ziegenmelker
Saanenziege
Ziegenbart
Ziegenficker
Ziegenhirt
Ziegenkäse
Ziegenmilch
Ziegenpfad
Ziegensittich
Schneeziege
ciga
Ziegenhirtin
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