Where does “fusku” come from?

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

fusku (Finnish): jive; single swing, single-time swing; A card...

Definitions

  1. jive; single swing, single-time swing; A card...

Ancestry of “fusku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfuskatato cheat
2Swedishfuskacheat
3Germanpfuschento work unprofessionally; to botch; to cheat; to...
4Germanfutschdown the drain, gone, away
Every word from German futschEvery word from German pfuschenEvery word from Swedish fuska
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