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		dahart on Aug 31, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: At the world's oldest social housing, rent hasn't ... > I wonder if his name is the origin of the swearword… Interesting thought, but I don’t think so. The F word predates Mr Fugger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck#Early_usage

lqet on Aug 31, 2021 [–]

Wiktionary lists as an interesting possible origin of the German equivalent "ficken" the sound it makes when two things rub against each other ("fffppp, fffppp, fffppp"). [0]

[0] https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/ficken

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