Where does “fuss” come from?
Fuss comes from Danish fjas, a word of unknown origin and meaning.
fuss (English): Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about...
Definitions
- Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about...
Ancestry of “fuss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | fuhs | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhs | fox |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fuhsaz | fox |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | púḱsos | the tailed one |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱ- | tail; press together |
Words derived from “fuss”