Where does “fohs” come from?

fohs (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic fuhs, from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos, from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- — tail; press together.

Ancestry of “fohs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfuhsfox
2Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together

Words derived from “fohs

Every word from Proto-Indo-European puḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European púḱsosEvery word from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz