Where does “fuskaus” come from?

fuskaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish fuskata, from Swedish fuska, from German pfuschen, from German futsch — down the drain, gone, away.

fuskaus (Finnish): cheating

Definitions

  1. cheating

Ancestry of “fuskaus”, step by step

fuskaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish fuskata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfuskatato cheat
2Swedishfuskacheat
3Germanpfuschento work unprofessionally; to botch; to cheat; to...
4Germanfutschdown the drain, gone, away

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from German futsch →Every word from German pfuschen →Every word from Swedish fuska →