Where does “Fuchs” come from?

Fuchs (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic fuhs, from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos, from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- — tail; press together.

Fuchs (Alemannic German): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “Fuchs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfuhs—
2Proto-West Germanicfuhsfox
3Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
5Proto-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 →