Where does “fixen” come from?
fixen (Middle English) comes from Old English fyxen, from Proto-West Germanic fuhsini, from Proto-West Germanic fuhs, from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos, from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- — tail; press together.
fixen (Middle English): a vixen
Ancestry of “fixen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | fyxen | vixen |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhsini | vixen, female fox |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhs | fox |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fuhsaz | fox |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | púḱsos | the tailed one |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱ- | tail; press together |
Words derived from “fixen”