worthy

Meanings

Adjective

• having worth, merit or value
• honourable or admirable
• deserving, or having sufficient worth
• Suited; befitting.

Noun

• a distinguished or eminent person

Verb

• To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore.

Origin

• From Middle English worthy, wurthi, from Old English *weorþiġ (""worthy""), equivalent to worth + -y. Cognate with Dutch waardig ("worthy"), Middle Low German werdig ("worthy"), German würdig ("worthy"), Swedish värdig ("worthy"), Icelandic verðugt ("worthy").
• From Middle English worthien, wurthien, from Old English weorþian ("to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward"), from Proto-Germanic *werþōną ("to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise"), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- ("to turn, wind"). Cognate with German werten ("to rate, judge, grade, score"), Swedish värdera ("to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate"), Icelandic virða ("to respect, esteem").