Where does “fup” come from?

fup (Danish) comes from Danish fuppe, from German foppen, from Middle Dutch focken — to breed; to fuck; to tease.

fup (Danish): hoax, scam, trickery, humbug

Definitions

  1. hoax, scam, trickery, humbug

Ancestry of “fup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfuppeto trick, cheat, bamboozle
2Germanfoppento put on, to tease, to hoax
3Middle Dutchfockento breed; to fuck; to tease

Words derived from “fup”

Every word from Middle Dutch focken →