Where does “voteworthy” come from?
voteworthy (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.
voteworthy (English): Deserving to be voted for
Definitions
- Deserving to be voted for
Ancestry of “voteworthy”, step by step
voteworthy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English Vote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Vote | A person from Votia or of Votic descent |
| 2 | Latin | vōtum | promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge |
| 3 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed |
| 4 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |