Where does “Feigling” come from?

Feigling (German) comes from German feig, 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.

Feigling (German): coward, chicken

Definitions

coward, chicken

Ancestry of “Feigling”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	feig	Alternative form of feige
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

Every word from Phoenician ?? →Every word from Latin ficus →Every word from Vulgar Latin fica →