Where does “winceworthy” come from?
winceworthy (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.
winceworthy (English): Causing one to wince with embarrassment;...
Definitions
- Causing one to wince with embarrassment;...
Ancestry of “winceworthy”, step by step
winceworthy 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 wince
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wince | A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | wyncen | To pull back or flinch |
| 3 | Frankish | wankijan | to sway, falter; to stagger, sway; to wave |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wankijaną | to sway; to sway; waver |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weng- | to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to... |