Etymology

unroadworthy

U1N1R1O1A1D2W4O1R1T1H4Y4

Today it means: Describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on the road. Full definition →

English roadworthy ← Middle English rode ← Old English rād
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Germanic*raidō
  9. Proto-West Germanic*raidu
  10. Old Englishrād
  11. Middle Englishrode
  12. Englishroad
  13. Englishroadworthy
  14. English todayunroadworthy

From un- + roadworthy.

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