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
Ancestry of “Fuchs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | fuhs | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhs | fox |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fuhsaz | fox |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | púḱsos | the tailed one |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱ- | tail; press together |