Where does “וויגן” come from?
וויגן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German wigen, from German wiege, from Middle High German wige, from Old High German wīga.
וויגן (Yiddish): to swing, as though in a cradle; to rock back and...
Definitions
- to swing, as though in a cradle; to rock back and...
Ancestry of “וויגן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | wigen | — |
| 2 | German | wiege | inflection of wiegen:
## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wige | cradle |
| 4 | Old High German | wīga | — |
Words derived from “וויגן”