Where does “fejhed” come from?
fejhed (Danish) comes from Danish fej, from German feige, from Middle High German vīge, from Old High German fīga, from Old French figue, from Occitan figa, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin fica — Ripe fig.
fejhed (Danish): cowardice
Definitions
- cowardice
Ancestry of “fejhed”, step by step
fejhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fej
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fej | cowardly; unfair, mean; imperative of feje |
| 2 | German | feige | cowardly, yellow; cowardly |
| 3 | Middle High German | vīge | fig fruit |
| 4 | Old High German | fīga | fig |
| 5 | Old French | figue | fig |
| 6 | Occitan | figa | fig |
| 7 | Old Occitan | figa | fig |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | fica | fig; fig, fig-tree |
| 9 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 10 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |