Where does “fuchsig” come from?

fuchsig (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.

fuchsig (German): ginger; angry; mildly furious; clever; cunning

Definitions

  1. ginger; angry; mildly furious; clever; cunning

Ancestry of “fuchsig”, 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-Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH-Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz
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