Where does “dankloos” come from?

dankloos (Dutch) comes from Dutch loos, from Middle Dutch loos, from Old Dutch lōs, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

dankloos (Dutch): thankless, ungrateful, yielding (little or) no gratitude or reward

Definitions

  1. thankless, ungrateful, yielding (little or) no gratitude or reward

Ancestry of “dankloos”, step by step

dankloos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch loos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloosblank, empty; idle; amiss, wrong, problematic
2Middle Dutchloos—
3Old Dutchlōsdeceitful, malicious, false
4Proto-West Germanic*luhslynx
5Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Dutch dank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdankgratitude, thanks; show/token of recognition;...
2Middle Dutchdancthanks, gratitude; praise, honour; will, desire
3Old Dutchthank—
4Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhsaz →