Where does “unglück” come from?

unglück (German) comes from German glück, from Middle High German gelücke, from Middle Low German gelücke, from Proto-Germanic galukją.

unglück (German): unhappiness; sorrow

Definitions

  1. unhappiness; sorrow

Ancestry of “unglück”, step by step

unglück traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German glück

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglücksingular imperative of glücken; first-person...
2Middle High Germangelückeluck
3Middle Low Germangelücke—
4Proto-Germanicgalukją—

via Middle High German unglück

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanunglück—

Words derived from “unglück”

Every word from Proto-Germanic galukją →Every word from Middle Low German gelücke →Every word from Middle High German gelücke →