Where does “focken” come from?

focken (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-Germanic fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

focken (Luxembourgish): to trade, to exchange

Definitions

  1. to trade, to exchange

Ancestry of “focken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfukkōnąto blow, gust; to strike, assail; to copulate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fukkōną →
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