Fuchs

German (Berlin)

/fʊks/

noun
Definitions
  • fox animal
  • (informal) a clever or cunning person
  • (informal) a red-haired person
  • (card games) In Doppelkopf (Doppelkopf), the ace of diamonds, which earns a side of players an extra point if they win it from the other side

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German vuhs inherited from Old High German fuhs inherited from *fuhs inherited from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (fox) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (the tailed one).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*púḱsos

Gloss

the tailed one

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