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Where does “schort” come from?

schort (Middle English) comes 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.

schort (Middle English): short; short , brief, quick; ephemeral, having a...

Definitions

  1. short; short , brief, quick; ephemeral, having a...

Ancestry of “schort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċeort—
2Proto-West Germanicskurtshort; lacking, deficient
3Proto-Germanicskurtazshort; lacking, deficient
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “schort”

  • short
  • shortage
  • shortest
  • shortcut
  • shorthand
  • shortfall
  • shortcoming
  • shortwave
  • shortstop
  • ultrashort
  • shortgrass
  • shortbread
  • shorthanded
  • shortcake
  • shorty
  • shortchange
  • shortish
  • shortfin
  • shorthorn
  • shorthaired
  • shorthair
  • shortleaf
  • shorthold
  • shortsword
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