Where does “fuskbygge” come from?

fuskbygge (Swedish) comes from Swedish bygge, from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

fuskbygge (Swedish): jerrybuilding (cheap, shoddy construction work)

Definitions

  1. jerrybuilding (cheap, shoddy construction work)

Ancestry of “fuskbygge”, step by step

fuskbygge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bygge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbyggeconstruction site; place where a building is...
2Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
3Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Swedish fusk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfuskcheating (the act of using illegal aids in order to gain an advantage in a test or competition, etc.)
2Swedishfuskacheat
3Germanpfuschento work unprofessionally; to botch; to cheat; to...
4Germanfutschdown the drain, gone, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →