köken: From Middle High German vuhs, from Old High German fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”), from *puḱ- (“tail”). Cognate with English fox, Sanskrit पुच्छ (púccha).
köken: First attested in the 15th century, chiefly in the feminine form zorra. Of unclear origin: * perhaps from Paleo-Hispanic. If so, it may be related to Spanish perro, * perhaps from Middle French sor (“yellowish-brown, reddish-brown, sorrel”), or * perhaps from Basque azeri (“fox”). * A fourth suggestion, that the term derives from a verb *zorrar from onomatopoeia, is considered "far from…
aile: estar hecho unos zorros, tiburón zorro, zorrear, zorro cangrejero, zorro cola pelada, zorro coleto, zorro de agua, zorro de balsa, zorro de Yucatán, zorro espín
köken: Inherited from Latin vulpēs (accusative vulpem) from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p ~ *h₂ulp (“(red) fox”).
köken: From Byzantine Greek ἀλωπού (alōpoú), ἀλωπώ (alōpṓ), from Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), from Proto-Hellenic *alōpēkos (similar to Old Armenian աղուէս (ałuēs)), diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p ~ *h₂ulp (“(red) fox”) (compare Latin volpēs, Lithuanian lãpė, Albanian dhelpër, Persian روباه (rubâh)).
fox (mammal) · an experienced (often as "gammal räv") and/or cunning person
çekim: çoğul rävar · tamlayan rävs
köken: From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Norse *rebaʀ, ultimately borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás (“fox, jackal”), through some intermediaries.
aile: fjällräv, ha en räv bakom örat, katträv, rävaktig, rävaktighet, rävboa, rävfarm, rävgift, rävgryt, rävhona
köken: From liška + -ák. It comes from Proto-Slavic *lisa, *lisъ. The modern form was probably also influenced by Proto-Slavic *lixъ (“bad”), maybe because the original word was taboo. Etymology of the expression *lisъ is not clear. It is often connected with Lithuanian lãpė, Latvian lapsa, Irish lois, Latin vulpes, Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Old Armenian աղուէս (ałuēs) (all meaning "fox") and…