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Where does “Feige” come from?

Feige (German) comes 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, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.

Feige (German): fig; vulva; inflection of Feiger : ## strong...

Definitions

  1. fig; vulva; inflection of Feiger : ## strong...

Ancestry of “Feige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvīge—
2Old High Germanfīga—
3Old Frenchfiguefig
4Occitanfigafig
5Old Occitanfigafig
6Vulgar Latinficafig; fig, fig-tree
7Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
8Phoenician??Ripe fig

Words derived from “Feige”

  • Feigenbaum
  • Kaktusfeige
  • Feigenkaktus
  • Feigenbaum
  • Ohrfeige
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