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-worthy

suffix

Etymology

Partly from worthy (combining form), and partly continuing Middle English -wurthe (“-able”), from Old English -wierþe (“-able”), from Proto-West Germanic -*wirþī, from Proto-West Germanic *wirþī, from Proto-Germanic *wirþijaz (“worthy”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Dutch -waardig (“-worthy”), German -würdig (“-worthy”).

  1. inherited from *wert-✻
  2. inherited from *wirþijaz✻ — “worthy”
  3. inherited from -*wirþī✻
  4. inherited from -wierþe
  5. inherited from -wurthe

Definitions

  1. Of sufficient worth for

    Of sufficient worth for; deserving of.

    • creditworthy, respectworthy

  2. Suitable or safe for

    Suitable or safe for; capable of enduring or able to bear; able to withstand.

    • airworthy; seaworthy; lifeworthy; crashworthy; stormworthy

  3. Able to be

    Able to be; fit to be; -able.

    • trustworthy
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Having the right, power, permission, or freedom to.

      • fareworthy

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA