Where does “fuchsen” come from?
fuchsen (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.
fuchsen (German): to annoy
Definitions
- to annoy
Ancestry of “fuchsen”, step by step
| 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 |