Where does “mischanceful” come from?

mischanceful (English) comes from English mischance, from Old French meschance, from Old French meschaunce.

mischanceful (English): unlucky

Definitions

  1. unlucky

Ancestry of “mischanceful”, step by step

mischanceful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mischance

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmischanceBad luck, misfortune; A mishap, an unlucky...
2Old FrenchmeschanceAlternative form of mescheance
3Old Frenchmeschaunce—

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Old French meschaunce →Every word from Old French meschance →Every word from English mischance →