Where does “Schlaufuchs” come from?
Schlaufuchs (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.
Schlaufuchs (German): literally 'sly fox', a cunning individual
Definitions
- literally 'sly fox', a cunning individual
Ancestry of “Schlaufuchs”, step by step
Schlaufuchs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fuchs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fuchs | fox; a clever or cunning person; a red-haired... |
| 2 | German | Feist | fart |
| 3 | Middle High German | veizet | — |
| 4 | Old High German | feizzit | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | faitid | fattened, made fat |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fait | fat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | faitaz | fat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | poyH- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
via German schlau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schlau | clever in a way that enables one to achieve one's... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | slû | — |
| 3 | Czech | sluha | servant |
| 4 | Old Czech | [[sluha]]/[[slúha]] | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sluga | servant |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sluti | to express in words, to utter; to have reputation... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléw-(e)-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |