English
speedworthiness
From speed + worthiness, or speedworthy + -ness.
Formed from speed + worthiness
Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- ‘to prosper’
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Proto-West Germanic *spōan ‘to succeed’
Proto-West Germanic *spōdi ‘prosperity’
Old English spēd ‘success’
Middle English sped ‘prosperity’
English speed
Middle English worthynesse
English worthiness
Today it means
noun The ability to travel at high speed.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “speedworthiness”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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