Where does “blushworthy” come from?
blushworthy (English) comes from English blush, from Middle English blusshen, from Old English blysċan, from Proto-Germanic blaskijaną, from Proto-Germanic blasǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blushworthy (English): Likely to cause blushes; embarrassing or immodest
Definitions
- Likely to cause blushes; embarrassing or immodest
Ancestry of “blushworthy”, step by step
blushworthy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blush
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blush | An act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused... |
| 2 | Middle English | blusshen | — |
| 3 | Old English | blysċan | to be red; shine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blaskijaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blasǭ | torch; burning candle; torch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English Worthy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Worthy | OS grid ref SS8548 |
| 2 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 3 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 4 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 5 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 6 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |