Where does “foxtress” come from?

foxtress (English) comes from English fox, from Middle English fox, from Old English fox — fox.

foxtress (English): A physically attractive woman

Definitions

  1. A physically attractive woman

Ancestry of “foxtress”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoxA small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups
2Middle EnglishfoxA fox or its fur; A lier or schemer
3Old Englishfoxfox
Every word from Old English fox →Every word from Middle English fox →Every word from English fox →