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Where does “fok” come from?
fok (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch fok, from Middle Dutch focke.
fok
(Afrikaans): A foresail
Definitions
A foresail
Ancestry of “fok”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Dutch
fok
A foresail; By comparison, of shape; The activity...
2
Middle Dutch
focke
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Words derived from “fok”
befok
Every word from Middle Dutch focke →