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Where does “Schürze” come from?

Schürze (German) comes from Middle Low German schörte, from Old Saxon skurtia, from Proto-West Germanic skurtijā, from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ — skirt, apron.

Schürze (German): apron

Definitions

  1. apron

Ancestry of “Schürze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschörte—
2Old Saxonskurtia—
3Proto-West Germanicskurtijā—
4Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron

Words derived from “Schürze”

  • beschürzt
  • Schürzenjäger
  • šircenjeger
  • ширцл
  • šircl
  • ширцењегер
Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ →