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Where does “worshippable” come from?

worshippable (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,...

worshippable (English): Capable of being worshipped

Definitions

  1. Capable of being worshipped

Ancestry of “worshippable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishworshipThe condition of being worthy; honour,...
2Old Englishweorþsciepe—
3Old English-sċiepe—
4Proto-West Germanic-skapiForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
5Proto-Germanic-skapizForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “worshippable”

  • unworshippable
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