An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Feigwarze
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Feigwarze, feminine, from the equivalent Middle High German (rare) vîcwarzen, neuter, vîcwęrze, feminine, ‘venereal ulcer,’ for which is found, mostly in the same sense, Middle High German vîc, masculine, from Latin fîcus, whence also the equivalent Anglo-Saxon fîce; compare Italian fico, ‘fig, venereal ulcer.’