Where does “Ohrfeige” come from?

Ohrfeige (German) comes 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, from Latin ficus — Ripe fig.

Ohrfeige (German): A box on the ear, cuff on the ear; slap in the...

Definitions

A box on the ear, cuff on the ear; slap in the...

Ancestry of “Ohrfeige”, step by step

Ohrfeige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German feige

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	feige	cowardly, yellow; cowardly
2	Middle High German	vīge	fig fruit
3	Old High German	fīga	fig
4	Old French	figue	fig
5	Occitan	figa	fig
6	Old Occitan	figa	fig
7	Vulgar Latin	fica	fig; fig, fig-tree
8	Latin	ficus	fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
9	Phoenician	??	Ripe fig

via German Öhr

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Öhr	eye
2	Middle High German	ore	ear
3	Old High German	ōra	ear
4	Proto-West Germanic	auʀā	ear
5	Proto-Germanic	ausô	ear
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ṓws	ear
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ew-	to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “Ohrfeige”

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