Where does “fuusseg” come from?

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

fuusseg (Luxembourgish): crafty, cunning; foxy; craftily

Definitions

  1. crafty, cunning; foxy; craftily

Ancestry of “fuusseg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFuussfox
2Proto-West Germanicfuhsfox
3Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz →