Where does “fukken” come from?

fukken (Middle English) comes from Old Norse fukka, from Proto-Germanic fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

fukken (Middle English): to fuck; to beat, strike

Definitions

  1. to fuck; to beat, strike

Ancestry of “fukken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefukka—
2Proto-Germanicfukkōnąto blow, gust; to strike, assail; to copulate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “fukken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fukkōną →Every word from Old Norse fukka →