וויג

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German wige (“cradle”) from Old High German wīga, wiega, referring to movement and therefore likely related to Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”). Compare German Wiege.

Noun

⁧וויג⁩ • (vig) f, plural ⁧וויגן⁩ (vign), diminutive ⁧וויגל⁩ (vigl) or ⁧וויגעלע⁩ (vigele)

  1. cradle, crib

Derived terms

Verb

⁧וויג⁩ • (vig)

  1. inflection of ⁧וויגן⁩ (vign):
    1. first-person singular
    2. singular imperative
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