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Yeah, most English swear words are derived from Anglo-Saxon. 
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But not "the f-word", as a matter of fact. It is in origin a Germanic word (and does not stand for
Fornicating Under Consent of the King, that's just an urban legend).
The first occurence of the word in Scots (and from there, to English) was in the beginning of the 16th century, in a poem by William Dunbar. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Webster:
akin to Dutch fokken to breed (cattle), Swedish dialect fokka to copulate
[ 06-21-2002, 02:51 PM: Message edited by: Melusine ]