Where does “fygge” come from?

fygge (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman figue, from Old French figue, from Occitan figa, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin fica, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.

fygge (Middle English): Alternative form of fige

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fige

Ancestry of “fygge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanfiguefig
2Old Frenchfiguefig
3Occitanfigafig
4Old Occitanfigafig
5Vulgar Latinficafig; fig, fig-tree
6Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
7Phoenician??Ripe fig
Every word from Phoenician ??Every word from Latin ficusEvery word from Vulgar Latin fica