Where does “scundered” come from?
scundered (English) comes from English scunnered, from English scunner, from Scots scunner, from Old Scots skunnyr, from Middle English skoneren — to feel sick or disgusted.
scundered (English): Fed up; Embarrassed
Ancestry of “scundered”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scunnered | simple past tense and past participle of scunner |
| 2 | English | scunner | To be sick of; To dislike; To cause to loathe, or... |
| 3 | Scots | scunner | to be very tired, to be knackered |
| 4 | Old Scots | skunnyr | — |
| 5 | Middle English | skoneren | to feel sick or disgusted |