Where does “short-leggedness” come from?
short-leggedness (English) comes from English short-legged, 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.
short-leggedness (English): The state or quality of being short-legged
Definitions
- The state or quality of being short-legged
Ancestry of “short-leggedness”, step by step
short-leggedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English short-legged
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | short-legged | Having short legs, particularly in proportion to... |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |