Where does “preshortage” come from?
preshortage (English) comes from English shortage, from English short, from Middle English schort, from Old English sċeort, from Proto-West Germanic skurt, from Proto-Germanic skurtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
preshortage (English): Before a shortage
Definitions
- Before a shortage
Ancestry of “preshortage”, step by step
preshortage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shortage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shortage | A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount |
| 2 | English | short | Having a small distance from one end or edge to... |
| 3 | Middle English | schort | short as opposed to being tall or long |
| 4 | Old English | sċeort | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skurt | short; lacking, deficient |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skurtaz | short; lacking, deficient |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |