Where does “shopworn” come from?
shopworn (English) comes from English worn, from English wear, from Middle English werien, from Old English wyrġan, from Proto-Germanic wurgijaną, from Proto-Germanic wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
shopworn (English): Having been used, as a sample item in a retail...
Definitions
- Having been used, as a sample item in a retail...
Ancestry of “shopworn”, step by step
shopworn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English worn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | worn | damaged and shabby as a result of much use; past... |
| 2 | English | wear | To carry or have equipped on or about one's body,... |
| 3 | Middle English | werien | — |
| 4 | Old English | wyrġan | to strangle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurgijaną | to strangle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wargaz | outlaw, criminal; wolf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵʰ- | bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |