Where does “Schufterei” come from?

Schufterei (German) comes from German Schuft — scoundrel, villain.

Schufterei (German): hard work

Definitions

  1. hard work

Ancestry of “Schufterei”, step by step

Schufterei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schuft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchuftscoundrel, villain

via German schuften

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschuftento drudge, toil
Every word from German Schuft
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