Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "fox" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesfox(Anglo-Saxon) fuhs(Old High German) fuhs(Old Saxon) Given Name DescendantFox(English) Surname DescendantsDe Vos, Vos(Dutch) Fox(English) Devos(Flemish) Fuchs, Fux, Voss, Voß(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 157. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 117.