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Where does “fukka” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fukka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fukka”

  • fucking
  • fuck
  • mug
  • fu
  • fucker
  • motherfucker
  • mugging
  • mugger
  • motherfucking
  • fug
  • Muggle
  • fuckhead
  • fuckable
  • mugful
  • fook
  • fuckwit
  • clusterfuck
  • fuggy
  • fuckface
  • mindfuck
  • fark
  • dumbfuck
  • fucky
  • Bumfuck
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