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Where does “fuhs” come from?

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

fuhs (Proto-West Germanic): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “fuhs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fuhs”

  • fix
  • fixing
  • Fuchs
  • fixity
  • vixen
  • fixer
  • Vixen
  • postfix
  • fixt
  • fixable
  • Fuchsian
  • unfix
  • hotfix
  • vixenish
  • unfixable
  • refix
  • fixeth
  • fixen
  • fixism
  • mixfix
  • unfixity
  • fixist
  • interfix
  • technofix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- →