Where does “vos” come from?

vos (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vos, from Middle Dutch vos, from Old Dutch fus, from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos, from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- — tail; press together.

vos (Afrikaans): fox, carnivore of the tribe Vulpini

Definitions

  1. fox, carnivore of the tribe Vulpini

Ancestry of “vos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvosfox, carnivore of the tribe Vulpini; red fox...
2Middle Dutchvosfox, red fox
3Old Dutchfusfox
4Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz →