Where does “worthliness” come from?
worthliness (English) comes from English worthly, from Middle English worthely, from Old English weorþlīċ, from Proto-Germanic werþalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic werþą, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
worthliness (English): The state or condition of being worthly;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being worthly;...
Ancestry of “worthliness”, step by step
worthliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English worthly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | worthly | Having great worth or value; valuable; important;... |
| 2 | Middle English | worthely | — |
| 3 | Old English | weorþlīċ | important, valuable, splendid, worthy, estimable,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werþalīkaz | Of great worth; valuable; important |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþą | worth, value; honour, dignity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |