Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fuhsaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with Sanskrit पुच्छ (púccha, “tail, rod”), Avestan 𐬞𐬎𐬯𐬀 (pusa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸux.sɑz/

Noun

*fuhsaz m(West Germanic)

1. fox

   Synonym: *rebaz (North Germanic)

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *fuhsaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fuhsaz	*fuhsōz, *fuhsōs
vocative	*fuhs	*fuhsōz, *fuhsōs
accusative	*fuhsą	*fuhsanz
genitive	*fuhsas, *fuhsis	*fuhsǫ̂
dative	*fuhsai	*fuhsamaz
instrumental	*fuhsō	*fuhsamiz

Related terms

• *fuhsinī (“vixen”)
• *fuhǭ (“vixen”)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *fuhs
  • Old English: fox
    • Middle English: fox, vox, wox
      • English: fox
      • Scots: fox
      • Yola: voxe, vox
  • Old Frisian: *foks
    • North Frisian: foos
    • Saterland Frisian: Foaks
    • West Frisian: foks
  • Old Saxon: fohs, fuhs
    • Middle Low German: vos, vōs
      • Low German:
        • Dutch Low Saxon: vos
        • German Low German: Voß, Voss
        • Westphalian:

          East Westphalian:

          Lippisch: Voss, Foss

          Paderbornisch: Voß

          South Westphalian:

          Sauerländisch: Voß

          Westmünsterländisch: Foss

      • Plautdietsch: Foss
      • → Icelandic: fox
      • → Danish: fos
  • Old Dutch: fus, vus
    • Middle Dutch: vos
      • Dutch: vos
        • Afrikaans: vos
        • Jersey Dutch: vośe
        • Negerhollands: vos
      • Limburgish: vósj
  • Old High German: fuhs
    • Middle High German: vuhs
      • Alemannic German: Fuchs, Fugs

        Walser: fuks, fuksch, fòcks, vucks

      • Bavarian: Fuchs

        Cimbrian: vuks, buks

        Mòcheno:

      • Central Franconian: Fuss, Fuhs, (southern) Fuchs

        Hunsrik: Fuchs

        Luxembourgish: Fuuss

      • East Central German:

        Vilamovian: füks

      • East Franconian:
      • German: Fuchs
      • Rhine Franconian:

        Pennsylvania German: Fux

      • Swabian: Fuchs
      • Yiddish: פֿוקס (fuks)