Where does “Fuchswelpe” come from?

Fuchswelpe (German) comes from German Fuchs, from German Feist, from Middle High German veizet, from Old High German feizzit, from Proto-West Germanic faitid, from Proto-West Germanic fait, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH- — fat, milk.

Fuchswelpe (German): fox cub

Definitions

  1. fox cub

Ancestry of “Fuchswelpe”, step by step

Fuchswelpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fuchs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFuchsfox; a clever or cunning person; a red-haired...
2GermanFeistfart
3Middle High Germanveizet
4Old High Germanfeizzit
5Proto-West Germanicfaitidfattened, made fat
6Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
7Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via German welpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwelpepuppy male or of unspecified gender (young dog)
2Middle High GermanWelffrom the common noun welf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH-Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz