Etymograph

English

roadworn

From road + worn.

A compound of road + worn

Proto-Indo-European *reydʰ- ‘to ride’

Proto-Germanic *raidō ‘a ride’

Proto-West Germanic *raidu ‘riding’

Old English rād ‘riding’

Middle English rode ‘ride’

English road

Today it means

adj Worn out by long travel on roads, or (figurative) in a damaged or depleted state due to constant or prolonged usage or exertion.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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