-worthy

suffix

Of sufficient worth for; deserving of.

“fareworthy”

OriginMiddle English -wurthe ← Old English -wierþe ← Proto-West Germanic -*wirþī →
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Meanings

suffix-worthy (adjective-forming suffix, comparative more -worthy or (less common) -worthier, superlative most -worthy or (less common) -worthiest)

comparative more -worthy · comparative uncommon -worthier · superlative most -worthy · superlative uncommon -worthiest

  1. Of sufficient worth for; deserving of.

    creditworthy, respectworthy

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

    airworthy; seaworthy; lifeworthy; crashworthy; stormworthy

  3. Able to be; fit to be; -able.

    trustworthy

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

    fareworthy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wert-“to turn, bend”
  2. Proto-Germanic*wirþijaz“worthy”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wirþī
  4. Proto-West Germanic-*wirþī
  5. Old English-wierþe“-able”
  6. Middle English-wurthe“-able”
  7. English-worthy

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”).

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Translations

Czech -hodný
  • -hodnýof sufficient worth for
Esperanto -inda
  • -indaof sufficient worth for
Finnish -kelpoinen, -arvoinen
  • -kelpoinenof sufficient worth for
  • -arvoinenof sufficient worth for
  • -kelpoinensuitable or safe for
  • -kestäväsuitable or safe for
  • -kelpoinenable or fit to be
  • -arvoinenable or fit to be
German -wert, -würdig
  • -wertof sufficient worth for
  • -würdigof sufficient worth for
Hungarian érdemes, érdemlő
  • érdemesof sufficient worth for
  • érdemlőof sufficient worth for
  • alkalmassuitable or safe for
  • -állósuitable or safe for
  • -képesable or fit to be
  • -hatóable or fit to be
  • -hetőable or fit to be
  • jogosulthaving the right, power, permission, or freedom to
Korean ㅁ직, ㅁ직
  • ㅁ직 (mjik)suitable or safe for
  • ㅁ직 (mjik)able or fit to be
Swedish -värd
  • -värdof sufficient worth for
Cite this entry
APA

-worthy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-worthy

MLA

“-worthy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-worthy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-worthy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-worthy.

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