thankful
English
/ˈθæŋkfəl/
adj
Definitions
- Showing appreciation or gratitude.
- (obsolete) Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thankful inherited from Old English þancful suf from English thank.
Origin
English
thank
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bethank English
- outthank English
- rethank English
- thank English
- thank-you English
- thankable English
- thanker English
- thankfully English
- thankfulness English
- thankless English
- thankly English
- thanksome English
- thankworthy English
- unthank English
- unthankful English
- unthankfully English
- unthankfulness English
- þancful Old English
- thank Middle English
- thankful Middle English
- thankfully Middle English
- unthankful Middle English