Where does “luckful” come from?

luckful (English) comes from English Luck, from Middle English luk, from Middle Dutch luc.

luckful (English): Lucky, fortunate

Definitions

  1. Lucky, fortunate

Ancestry of “luckful”, step by step

luckful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Luck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLuckSomething that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence
2Middle Englishlukgood fortune; gain, profit
3Middle Dutchluc—

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Middle Dutch luc →Every word from Middle English luk →Every word from English Luck →