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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

*fuhsini f

  1. vixen, female fox

Inflection edit

ī/-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 edit

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