Where does “vygie” come from?

vygie (English) comes from Afrikaans vy, from Afrikaans vye, from Dutch vijg, from Middle Dutch vige, from Old Dutch fīga — fig.

vygie (English): Any plant of the subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae,...

Definitions

  1. Any plant of the subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae,...

Ancestry of “vygie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansvyfig
2Afrikaansvyeplural of vy
3Dutchvijgfig
4Middle Dutchvige—
5Old Dutchfīgafig
Every word from Old Dutch fīga →Every word from Middle Dutch vige →Every word from Dutch vijg →