Where does “shortbreathed” come from?
shortbreathed (English) comes from English breathed, from English breathe, from Middle English brethen, from Middle English breth, from Old English brǣþ, from Proto-Germanic brēþiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrē-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
shortbreathed (English): Exhaling with short and irregular breaths; nearly out of breath
Definitions
- Exhaling with short and irregular breaths; nearly out of breath
Ancestry of “shortbreathed”, step by step
shortbreathed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English breathed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breathed | simple past tense and past participle of breathe;... |
| 2 | English | breathe | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases |
| 3 | Middle English | brethen | to breathe, blow, exhale, odour |
| 4 | Middle English | breth | breath |
| 5 | Old English | brǣþ | odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brēþiz | vapour; steam; breath; odour, smell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrē-t- | exhalation from heat; steam |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English short
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | short | Having a small distance from one end or edge to... |
| 2 | Middle English | schort | short as opposed to being tall or long |
| 3 | Old English | sċeort | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skurt | short; lacking, deficient |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skurtaz | short; lacking, deficient |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |