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Where does “ziga” come from?

ziga (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

Ancestry of “ziga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

Words derived from “ziga”

  • Ziegenmelker
  • Ziegenficker
  • Ziegenbart
  • Ziege
  • zige
  • ציג
  • ציגל
  • ציגעלע
  • sike
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →