Where does “unroadworthy” come from?
unroadworthy (English) comes from English roadworthy, from English -worthy, from English Worthy, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ.
unroadworthy (English): describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on...
Definitions
- describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on...
Ancestry of “unroadworthy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | roadworthy | Being able to be driven, or suitable for driving,... |
| 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 | — |