Where does “vus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
3Proto-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 →
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