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Where does “shorth” come from?

shorth (English) comes 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.

shorth (English): The shortest interval containing a specified...

Definitions

  1. The shortest interval containing a specified...

Ancestry of “shorth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshortHaving a small distance from one end or edge to...
2Middle Englishschortshort; short , brief, quick; ephemeral, having a...
3Old Englishsċeort—
4Proto-West Germanicskurtshort; lacking, deficient
5Proto-Germanicskurtazshort; lacking, deficient
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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