Where does “scunnered” come from?

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

scunnered (English): simple past tense and past participle of scunner

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of scunner

Ancestry of “scunnered”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscunnerTo be sick of; To dislike; To cause to loathe, or...
2Scotsscunnerto be very tired, to be knackered
3Old Scotsskunnyr—
4Middle Englishskonerento feel sick or disgusted

Words derived from “scunnered”

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