Where does “fame-worthy” come from?

fame-worthy (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.

fame-worthy (English): Worthy or deserving of fame

Definitions

  1. Worthy or deserving of fame

Ancestry of “fame-worthy”, step by step

fame-worthy 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 fame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfameWhat is said or reported; gossip, rumour; One's...
2Old Frenchfamewife, female partner; woman
3Latinfēminawoman
4Proto-Italicfēmanāwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk