Where does “fuckshop” come from?

fuckshop (English) comes from English shop, from Middle English shoppe, from Old English sċeoppa, from Proto-Germanic skupp-, from Proto-Indo-European skub-.

fuckshop (English): A brothel

Definitions

  1. A brothel

Ancestry of “fuckshop”, step by step

fuckshop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshopAn establishment that sells goods or services to...
2Middle Englishshoppe—
3Old Englishsċeoppa—
4Proto-Germanicskupp-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskub-—

via English fuck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfuckTo have sexual intercourse, to copulate; To have...
2Middle Englishfukkento fuck; to beat, strike
3Old Norsefukka—
4Proto-Germanicfukkōnąto blow, gust; to strike, assail; to copulate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skub- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skupp- →Every word from Old English sċeoppa →