Where does “vühsinne” come from?

vühsinne (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fuhsinna, 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.

Ancestry of “vühsinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfuhsinna—
2Proto-West Germanicfuhsinivixen, female fox
3Proto-West Germanicfuhsfox
4Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together

Words derived from “vühsinne”

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