Where does “vossinne” come from?

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

vossinne (Middle Dutch): vixen, female fox

Definitions

  1. vixen, female fox

Ancestry of “vossinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvosfox, red fox
2Old Dutchfusfox
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 →