Where does “Fuuss” come from?

Fuuss (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-West Germanic fuhs, from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos, from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- — tail; press together.

Fuuss (Luxembourgish): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “Fuuss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfuhsfox
2Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together

Words derived from “Fuuss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz →