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This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz.
Noun
*fuhs m
- fox
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*fuhs
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| Genitive
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*fohsas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*fuhs
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*fohsō, *fohsōs
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| Accusative
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*fuhs
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*fohsā
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| Genitive
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*fohsas
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*fohsō
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| Dative
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*fuhsē
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*fuhsum
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| Instrumental
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*fuhsu
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*fuhsum
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Descendants
- Old English: fox
- Old 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