Where does “Füchsin” come from?

Füchsin (German) comes from Middle High German vühsinne, from Old High German fuhsinna, from Proto-West Germanic fuhsini, from Proto-West Germanic fuhs, from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos, from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- — tail; press together.

Füchsin (German): vixen

Definitions

  1. vixen

Ancestry of “Füchsin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvühsinne—
2Old High Germanfuhsinna—
3Proto-West Germanicfuhsinivixen, female fox
4Proto-West Germanicfuhsfox
5Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz →
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