Dutch word tijger comes from Ancient Greek Τῐ́γρης, Ancient Greek τίγρις, and later Old French tigre (Tigress Tiger.)

Detailed word origin of tijger

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
Τῐ́γρης	Ancient Greek (grc)
τίγρις	Ancient Greek (grc)
τῐ́γρῐς	Ancient Greek (grc)
tigrem	Latin (lat)
tigre	Old French (fro)	Tigress Tiger.
tiger	Middle Dutch (dum)	Tiger.
tijger	Dutch (nld)	Tiger.

Words with the same origin as tijger