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Where does “nontrustworthy” come from?

nontrustworthy (English) comes from English trustworthy, from English -worthy, from English Worthy, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ.

nontrustworthy (English): Not trustworthy

Definitions

  1. Not trustworthy

Ancestry of “nontrustworthy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrustworthyDeserving of trust, reliable
2English-worthyOf sufficient worth for; deserving of; Suitable...
3EnglishWorthy—
4English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
5EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
6Middle Englishgrisely—
7Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
8Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
9Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →