Where does “ציג” come from?
ציג (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German zige, from Old High German ziga, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.
ציג (Yiddish): goat
Ancestry of “ציג”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zige | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ziga | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tigā | she-goat |