Where does “vos” come from?

vos (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fus, from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos, from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- — tail; press together.

vos (Middle Dutch): fox, red fox

Definitions

  1. fox, red fox

Ancestry of “vos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European puḱ-
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