Where does “boastworthy” come from?
boastworthy (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.
boastworthy (English): Worthy of boasting; deserving of being recognised...
Definitions
- Worthy of boasting; deserving of being recognised...
Ancestry of “boastworthy”, step by step
boastworthy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English boast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boast | A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of... |
| 2 | Middle English | bosten | to threaten |
| 3 | Middle English | bost | boast, glory, noise, arrogance, presumption,... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | bost | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bausuz | inflated; swollen; puffed up; proud; arrogant;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |