Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fuhsini

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fuhsinī. Equivalent to *fuhs (“fox”) +‎ *-ini.

Noun

*fuhsini f

  1. vixen, female fox

Inflection

ī/jō-stem
Singular
Nominative *fuhsini
Genitive *fuhsunnjā
Singular Plural
Nominative *fuhsini *fuhsunnjō
Accusative *fuhsunnjā *fuhsunnjā
Genitive *fuhsunnjā *fuhsunnjō
Dative *fuhsunnjē *fuhsunnjōm, *fuhsunnjum
Instrumental *fuhsunnju *fuhsunnjōm, *fuhsunnjum

Descendants

  • Old English: fyxe
    • Middle English: fixen, ffixen
      • English: vixen
  • Old Dutch: *fussinna
  • Old High German: *fuhsinna
    • Middle High German: vühsinne
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