Where does “barfworthy” come from?

barfworthy (English) comes 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.

barfworthy (English): sickening; vomit-inducing

Definitions

  1. sickening; vomit-inducing

Ancestry of “barfworthy”, step by step

barfworthy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Worthy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWorthyOS grid ref SS8548
2English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
3EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
4Middle Englishgrisely
5Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
6Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
7Proto-Germanic*-līk

via English barf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbarfvomit; To vomit; Of a system: to fail
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līkEvery word from English -lyEvery word from Old English -līċ