Where does “vossenbes” come from?

vossenbes (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.

vossenbes (Dutch): lingonberry

Definitions

  1. lingonberry

Ancestry of “vossenbes”, step by step

vossenbes 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 bes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbesberry; B flat; an old woman
2Middle Dutchbes—
3Old Dutchbesi—
4Proto-Germanicbasjąberry; a small fruit, of any one of many...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- →