Where does “foxie” come from?

foxie (English) comes from English Fox, from Middle English fox, from Old English fox — fox.

foxie (English): Diminutive of fox; fox terrier

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of fox; fox terrier

Ancestry of “foxie”, step by step

foxie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Fox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFoxSomeone connected with Leicester City Football...
2Middle EnglishfoxA fox or its fur; A lier or schemer
3Old Englishfoxfox

via English ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishieAlternative form of i.e
Every word from Old English fox