Talk about word origins. Well it turns out, yes and no. It meant precisely what it means today BUT, surprise, surprise — it derived from a much older Germanic word, meaning — of all things — to strike. It did not become a filthy word any time recently! This particular Master Fuckebythenavele was an outlaw. No, not the Robin Hood-type — he most likely did not rob the rich to give to the poor. Yes, Master Fuckebythenavele was a very wanted man.

On the Origin of Fuck



On the Origin of Fuck | so long as it's words
Before the Battle of Agincourt in , the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger, it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow; and therefore, they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as 'plucking the yew' or 'pluck yew'. Sign In. What is the origin of 'fuck you'? Where did it come from?


A F*cking Short History of the F-Word
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Before the Battle of Agincourt in , the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger, it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow; and therefore, they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as 'plucking the yew' or 'pluck yew'.