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
Ancestry of “buks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | vuhs | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fuhs | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhs | fox |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fuhsaz | fox |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | púḱsos | the tailed one |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱ- | tail; press together |