Where does “fike” come from?

fike (Middle English) comes from Old English fīc, from Proto-Germanic fīkaz, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.

fike (Middle English): Alternative form of fyke

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fyke

Ancestry of “fike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfīcfig, fig-tree, fig-disease, venereal ulcer,...
2Proto-Germanicfīkaz—
3Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
4Phoenician??Ripe fig

Words derived from “fike”

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