Where does “foos” come from?

foos (English) comes from English fuss, 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.

foos (English): plural of foo

Definitions

  1. plural of foo

Ancestry of “foos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfussExcessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about...
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 →