Where does “clusterfuckery” come from?

clusterfuckery (English) comes from English clusterfuck, from English fuck, from Middle English fukken, from Old Norse fukka, from Proto-Germanic fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

clusterfuckery (English): incompetent disorganization; chaos

Definitions

  1. incompetent disorganization; chaos

Ancestry of “clusterfuckery”, step by step

clusterfuckery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clusterfuck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclusterfuckA chaotic situation where everything seems to go...
2EnglishfuckTo have sexual intercourse, to copulate; To have...
3Middle Englishfukkento fuck; to beat, strike
4Old Norsefukka
5Proto-Germanicfukkōnąto blow, gust; to strike, assail; to copulate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

via English ery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ-