unthank

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

Lack or absence of thanks or thankfulness; thanklessness; unthankfulness; ill-will.

Verb

1. To recant; unsay, as what has been said by way of acknowledgement.
2. To undo or retract one's thankfulness; negate, cancel, or revoke one's thanks.

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: unthank

Ereditato da inglese antico: unþanc

Affine frisone occidentale: ontank

Affine olandese: ondank

Affine tedesco: Undank

Affine danese: utak

In summary

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.