Etymology

unthank

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Today it means: Lack or absence of thanks or thankfulness; thanklessness; unthankfulness; ill-will. Full definition →

Middle English unthank ← Old English unþanc ← Proto-Germanic *unþankaz
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unthank · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*unþankaz
  2. Old English · inherited fromunþanc“displeasure, anger, ill-will”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromunthank
  4. English todayunthank

From Middle English unthank, from Old English unþanc (“displeasure, anger, ill-will”), from Proto-Germanic *unþankaz, equivalent to un- + thank. Cognate with West Frisian ontank, Dutch ondank, German Undank, Danish utak.

unthank · verb2

From un- + thank.

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