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Where does “worship” come from?

Worship comes from Middle English worschippe, from Old English weorþsċipe, a compound of weorþ (worthy) and sċipe (state or condition).

worship (English): The condition of being worthy; honour,...

Definitions

  1. The condition of being worthy; honour,...

Ancestry of “worship”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweorþsciepe—
2Old English-sċiepe—
3Proto-West Germanic-skapiForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
4Proto-Germanic-skapizForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
5Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “worship”

  • worshipper
  • worshipful
  • worshipfully
  • worshippeth
  • worshippest
  • worshipfulness
  • worshipable
  • unworshipful
  • worshipless
  • worshippable
  • worshipworthy
  • forworship
  • worshipability
  • unworshippable
  • unworshipable
  • misworship
  • worshippy
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