Where does “buks” come from?

buks (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German vuhs, 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.

buks (Cimbrian): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “buks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvuhsfox
2Old High Germanfuhs—
3Proto-West Germanicfuhsfox
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 →