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Where does “fox” come from?

Fox descends from Old English fox, from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root puḱ-.

fox (English): A red fox, small carnivore , related to dogs and...

Definitions

  1. A red fox, small carnivore , related to dogs and...

Ancestry of “fox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfoxA fox or its fur; A lier or schemer
2Old Englishfoxfox

Words derived from “fox”

  • foxy
  • foxhound
  • foxtrot
  • foxhunter
  • outfox
  • foxlike
  • foxhunt
  • foxskin
  • foxiness
  • foxily
  • werefox
  • foxship
  • foxhood
  • foxcore
  • foxberry
  • unfoxlike
  • foxie
  • foxless
  • foxface
  • foxproof
  • foxling
  • kit fox
  • antifox
  • foxtress
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