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
- cheating
Ancestry of “fuskaus”, step by step
fuskaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish fuskata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | fuskata | to cheat |
| 2 | Swedish | fuska | cheat |
| 3 | German | pfuschen | to work unprofessionally; to botch; to cheat; to... |
| 4 | German | futsch | down the drain, gone, away |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |