Where does “fyxen” come from?

fyxen (Old English) comes 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.

fyxen (Old English): vixen

Definitions

  1. vixen

Ancestry of “fyxen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fyxen”

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