unthank
English
noun
Definitions
- Lack or absence of thanks or thankfulness; thanklessness; unthankfulness; ill-will.
- Harm; injury; misfortune.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English unthank inherited from Old English unþanc (ill-will, displeasure, anger, disfavour) inherited from Proto-Germanic *unþankaz prefix from English thank.
Origin
English
thank
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bethank English
- outthank English
- rethank English
- thank English
- thank-you English
- thankable English
- thanker English
- thankful English
- thankless English
- thankly English
- thanksome English
- thankworthy English
- Dank German
- Undank German
- dank Dutch, Flemish
- ondank Dutch, Flemish
- *unþankaz Proto-Germanic
- unþanc Old English
- þanc Old English
- thank Middle English
- unthank Middle English
- undanc Middle High German