Where does “heedworthy” come from?
heedworthy (English) comes from English heed, from Middle English hēden, from Old English hēdan, from Old Norse héðan, from Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
heedworthy (English): Worthy of heed or attention
Definitions
- Worthy of heed or attention
Ancestry of “heedworthy”, step by step
heedworthy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heed | Careful attention; To guard, protect; To mind; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | hēden | — |
| 3 | Old English | hēdan | to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take... |
| 4 | Old Norse | héðan | hence |
| 5 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 | — |