fox
Middle English
/fɔks/
noun
Definitions
- A fox or its fur.
- A lier or schemer.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English fox (fox) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (fox).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*fuhsaz
Gloss
fox
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
狐
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Foxtrap English
- antifox English
- fox English
- fox cub English
- fox's foot English
- foxberry English
- foxcore English
- foxery English
- foxface English
- foxfire English
- foxfish English
- foxglove English
- foxhole English
- foxhood English
- foxhound English
- foxhunt English
- foxhunter English
- foxie English
- foxish English
- foxless English
- foxlike English
- foxling English
- foxly English
- foxproof English
- foxship English
- foxshit English
- foxskin English
- foxtail English
- foxtrot English
- foxy English
- outfox English
- vixen English
- werefox English
- *púḱsos Proto-Indo-European
- *fuhsaz Proto-Germanic
- フォックス Japanese
- fox Old English
- foxhol Old English
- fyxen Old English
- fuhs Old High German
- foxo Ido
- *fuhs gmw-pro
- fus Old Dutch
- *foks Old Frisian
- pōkiha Maori