Where does “fusk” come from?

fusk (Swedish) comes from Swedish fuska, from German pfuschen, from German futsch — down the drain, gone, away.

fusk (Swedish): cheating (the act of using illegal aids in order to gain an advantage in a test or competition, etc.)

Definitions

  1. cheating (the act of using illegal aids in order to gain an advantage in a test or competition, etc.)

Ancestry of “fusk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfuskacheat
2Germanpfuschento work unprofessionally; to botch; to cheat; to...
3Germanfutschdown the drain, gone, away

Words derived from “fusk

Every word from German futsch