Where does “foks” come from?

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

foks (West Frisian): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “foks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfoks—
2Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
4Proto-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 →