Where does “vosruin” come from?

vosruin (Dutch) comes from Dutch vos, 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.

vosruin (Dutch): a gelding with red or red-brown fur

Definitions

  1. a gelding with red or red-brown fur

Ancestry of “vosruin”, step by step

vosruin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvosfox, carnivore of the tribe Vulpini; red fox...
2Middle Dutchvosfox, red fox
3Old Dutchfusfox
4Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together

via Dutch ruin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchruingelding
2Middle Dutchruun—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- →