Where does “einfuchsen” come from?

einfuchsen (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.

einfuchsen (German): to make someone a Fuchs, Fux, i.e. teach them the basics of fraternity rules and traditions

Definitions

  1. to make someone a Fuchs, Fux, i.e. teach them the basics of fraternity rules and traditions

Ancestry of “einfuchsen”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-