Where does “vos” come from?

vos (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): fox, carnivore of the tribe Vulpini; red fox...

Definitions

  1. fox, carnivore of the tribe Vulpini; red fox...

Ancestry of “vos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvosfox, red fox
2Old Dutchfusfox
3Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together

Words derived from “vos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European puḱ-