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), Avestan 𐬞𐬎𐬯𐬀‎ (pusa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸux.sɑz/

Noun

*fuhsaz m

fox

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

*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:
        Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: Fos
        Suerländer-Märkisch: Foss
        Westmünsterländisch: Foss
    - Plautdietsch: Foss
    - → Icelandic: fox
    - → Danish: fos
- Old Dutch: fus
  - 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
      Swabian:
      Walser: fuks, fuksch, fòcks, vucks
    - Bavarian: Fuchs
      Cimbrian: buks
      Mòcheno:
    - Central Franconian: Fuss, Fuhs, (southern) Fuchs
      Hunsrik: Fuchs
      Luxembourgish: Fuuss
    - East Central German:
      Vilamovian: füks
    - East Franconian:
    - German: Fuchs, Fux, Fucks
      - → Danish: fuks
        → Icelandic: fúx
      - → Norwegian: fuks
      - → Swedish: fux
    - Rhine Franconian:
      Pennsylvania German: Fux
    - Yiddish: פֿוקס‎ (fuks)