Where does “unluck” come from?

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

unluck (English): Absence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck;...

Definitions

  1. Absence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck;...

Ancestry of “unluck”, step by step

unluck 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 un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Middle Dutch lucEvery word from Middle English lukEvery word from English Luck
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