Where does “worshipless” come from?
worshipless (English) comes from English worship, from Old English weorþsciepe, from Old English -sċiepe, from Proto-West Germanic -skapi, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
worshipless (English): Devoid of religious worship
Definitions
- Devoid of religious worship
Ancestry of “worshipless”, step by step
worshipless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English worship
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | worship | The condition of being worthy; honour,... |
| 2 | Old English | weorþsciepe | dignity; worth, honor |
| 3 | Old English | -sċiepe | noun-forming suffix: -ship |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -skapi | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |