Where does “vixenishness” come from?
vixenishness (English) comes from English vixenish, from English Vixen, from English fixen, from Middle English fixen, from Old English fyxen, from Proto-West Germanic fuhsini, from Proto-West Germanic fuhs, from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz — tail; press together.
vixenishness (English): The state or condition of being vixenish
Definitions
- The state or condition of being vixenish
Ancestry of “vixenishness”, step by step
vixenishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vixenish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vixenish | Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen |
| 2 | English | Vixen | The fourth reindeer of Santa Claus |
| 3 | English | fixen | Obsolete form of vixen |
| 4 | Middle English | fixen | a vixen |
| 5 | Old English | fyxen | vixen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhsini | vixen, female fox |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhs | fox |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fuhsaz | fox |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | púḱsos | the tailed one |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱ- | tail; press together |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |