Where does “valfusk” come from?

valfusk (Swedish) comes from Swedish väl, from Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

valfusk (Swedish): electoral fraud

Definitions

  1. electoral fraud

Ancestry of “valfusk”, step by step

valfusk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish väl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvälwell; accurately, completely, to a significant...
2Old Swedishhvalwhale
3Old Norsehvalrwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

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
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