An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Feigwarze

by Friedrich Kluge

Feigwarze, f., from the equiv. MidHG. (rare) vîcwarzen, n., vîcwęrze, f., ‘venereal ulcer,’ for which is found, mostly in the same sense, MidHG. vîc, m., from Lat. fîcus, whence also the equiv. AS. fîce; comp. Ital. fico, ‘fig, venereal ulcer.’