Where does “cringeworthily” come from?
cringeworthily (English) comes from English cringeworthy, from English -worthy, from English Worthy, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ.
cringeworthily (English): In a cringeworthy manner; so as to make one...
Definitions
- In a cringeworthy manner; so as to make one...
Ancestry of “cringeworthily”, step by step
cringeworthily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cringeworthy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cringeworthy | That causes one to cringe with embarrassment;... |
| 2 | English | -worthy | Of sufficient worth for; deserving of; Suitable... |
| 3 | English | Worthy | OS grid ref SS8548 |
| 4 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 5 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 6 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 7 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 8 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |