Where does “fixen” come from?

fixen (Old 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 (Old English): Alternative form of fyxen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fyxen

Ancestry of “fixen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfyxenvixen
2Proto-West Germanicfuhsinivixen, female fox
3Proto-West Germanicfuhsfox
4Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
6Proto-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 →