Where does “bidragsfusk” come from?
bidragsfusk (Swedish) comes from Swedish bidrag, from Swedish bidra, from Swedish dra, from Swedish draga, from Middle Low German dragen, from Old Saxon dragan, from Proto-Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
bidragsfusk (Swedish): benefit fraud, welfare fraud
Definitions
- benefit fraud, welfare fraud
Ancestry of “bidragsfusk”, step by step
bidragsfusk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bidrag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bidrag | a contribution; a subsidy, a social benefit, aid,... |
| 2 | Swedish | bidra | to contribute |
| 3 | Swedish | dra | pull; to tell a short story or joke; leave for... |
| 4 | Swedish | draga | Dated form of dra |
| 5 | Middle Low German | dragen | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | dragan | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |