Where does “snøfokk” come from?
snøfokk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fokk, from English fuck, from Middle English fukken, from Old Norse fukka, from Proto-Germanic fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
snøfokk (Norwegian Nynorsk): drifting or blowing snow
Definitions
- drifting or blowing snow
Ancestry of “snøfokk”, step by step
snøfokk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fokk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fokk | an act of whisking or blowing; something which... |
| 2 | English | fuck | To have sexual intercourse, to copulate; To have... |
| 3 | Middle English | fukken | to fuck; to beat, strike |
| 4 | Old Norse | fukka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fukkōną | to blow, gust; to strike, assail; to copulate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |