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Where does “banworthy” come from?

banworthy (English) comes from English -worthy, from English Worthy, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

banworthy (English): Deserving to be banned

Definitions

  1. Deserving to be banned

Ancestry of “banworthy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-worthyOf sufficient worth for; deserving of; Suitable...
2EnglishWorthy—
3English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
4EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
5Middle Englishgrisely—
6Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
7Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
8Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →