Where does “fuŝulo” come from?
fuŝulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fuŝi, from German Pfusch, from German pfuschen, from German futsch — down the drain, gone, away.
fuŝulo (Esperanto): bumbler, bungler, screwup
Definitions
- bumbler, bungler, screwup
Ancestry of “fuŝulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | fuŝi | to bungle, botch |
| 2 | German | Pfusch | negligent work: botch; bodge; illegal work |
| 3 | German | pfuschen | to work unprofessionally; to botch; to cheat; to... |
| 4 | German | futsch | down the drain, gone, away |