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Where does “-fucking-” come from?

-fucking- (English) comes from English Fucking, from English -ing, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.

-fucking- (English): Synonyms: -bloody-, -goddamn-; 2000, Guy...

Definitions

  1. Synonyms: -bloody-, -goddamn-; 2000, Guy...

Ancestry of “-fucking-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFucking—
2English-ingUsed to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,...
3Old English-ingForming nouns from verbs, indicating action,...
4Old English-tūn—
5Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
6Proto-West Germanictūnfence
7Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
8Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
9Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “-fucking-”

  • unfuckingbelievable
  • fanfuckingtastic
  • infuckingcredible
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →