Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “vîge” come from?

vîge (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fîga, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.

Ancestry of “vîge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfîga—
2Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
3Phoenician??Ripe fig

Words derived from “vîge”

  • фига
  • figa
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