Where does “ציגעלע” come from?

ציגעלע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ציג, from Middle High German zige, from Old High German ziga, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

ציגעלע (Yiddish): kid young goat

Definitions

  1. kid young goat

Ancestry of “ציגעלע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishציגgoat
2Middle High Germanzige—
3Old High Germanziga—
4Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Old High German ziga →Every word from Middle High German zige →