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Where does “fupmager” come from?

fupmager (Danish) comes from Danish -mager, from Old Danish -makæræ, from Old Norse -makari, from Middle Low German -maker.

fupmager (Danish): a con artist, a swindler

Definitions

  1. a con artist, a swindler

Ancestry of “fupmager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-mager-maker
2Old Danish-makæræ—
3Old Norse-makari-maker
4Middle Low German-maker—
Every word from Middle Low German -maker →