Where does “scunner” come from?

scunner (English) comes from Scots scunner, from Old Scots skunnyr, from Middle English skoneren — to feel sick or disgusted.

scunner (English): To be sick of; To dislike; To cause to loathe, or...

Definitions

  1. To be sick of; To dislike; To cause to loathe, or...

Ancestry of “scunner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsscunnerto be very tired, to be knackered
2Old Scotsskunnyr—
3Middle Englishskonerento feel sick or disgusted

Words derived from “scunner”

Every word from Middle English skoneren →Every word from Old Scots skunnyr →Every word from Scots scunner →