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Wiege.

cradle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈviːɡə/
  1. cradle

    feminine
  2. infancy, origin

    feminine · figuratively
  3. rocking blotter, blotting-paper rocker

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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”).

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