Where does “fusk” come from?

fusk (Danish) comes from Danish fuske, from German pfuschen, from German futsch — down the drain, gone, away.

fusk (Danish): cheating, fraud, deceit

Definitions

  1. cheating, fraud, deceit

Ancestry of “fusk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfusketo cheat (swindle)
2Germanpfuschento work unprofessionally; to botch; to cheat; to...
3Germanfutschdown the drain, gone, away

Words derived from “fusk”

Every word from German futsch →