Where does “fuska” come from?

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

fuska (Swedish): cheat

Definitions

  1. cheat

Ancestry of “fuska”, step by step

fuska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pfuschen

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

via Arabic فِسْق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفِسْق—

Words derived from “fuska”

Every word from German futsch →Every word from German pfuschen →