Where does “fuskpelle” come from?

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

fuskpelle (Swedish): a cheater

Definitions

  1. a cheater

Ancestry of “fuskpelle”, step by step

fuskpelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Swedish pelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpelle—
Every word from German futsch →Every word from German pfuschen →Every word from Swedish fuska →