Where does “Bovista” come from?

Bovista (Translingual) comes from German Bovist, from German vohenfist, from Middle High German vohe, from Old High German foha, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhā, from Proto-Germanic fuhǭ — vixen, female fox.

Bovista (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Bovista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBovistpuffball
2Germanvohenfist—
3Middle High Germanvohe—
4Old High Germanfohavixen
5Proto-West Germanic*fuhāvixen, female fox
6Proto-Germanicfuhǭvixen, female fox
Every word from Proto-Germanic fuhǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fuhā →Every word from Old High German foha →