Where does “vigen” come from?
vigen (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German vige, from Vulgar Latin fica, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
Ancestry of “vigen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vige | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | fica | fig; fig, fig-tree |
| 3 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 4 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |
Words derived from “vigen”