Where does “fox cub” come from?

fox cub (English) comes from English Cub, from Middle English cubbe, from Ottoman Turkish جبه, from Proto-Mongolic jebseg, from Proto-Mongolic jebe, from Arabic شَبّ — alum.

fox cub (English): A young fox

Definitions

  1. A young fox

Ancestry of “fox cub”, step by step

fox cub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Cub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCubA member of the Cub Scouts; A player on the team...
2Middle Englishcubbe—
3Ottoman Turkishجبهiron armour, cuirass, coat of mail
4Proto-Mongolicjebsegweapon
5Proto-Mongolicjebearrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust
6Arabicشَبّalum

via English Fox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFoxSomeone connected with Leicester City Football...
2Middle EnglishfoxA fox or its fur; A lier or schemer
3Old Englishfoxfox
Every word from Arabic شَبّ →
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