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

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “ציג”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzige—
2Old High Germanziga—
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

Words derived from “ציג”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Old High German ziga →Every word from Middle High German zige →