Where does “sherte” come from?

sherte (Middle English) comes from Old English sċyrte, from Proto-West Germanic skurtijā, from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ — skirt, apron.

sherte (Middle English): A shirt; A skirting; a hem

Definitions

  1. A shirt; A skirting; a hem

Ancestry of “sherte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċyrtea short garment; skirt; kirtle
2Proto-West Germanicskurtijāskirt, apron
3Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron

Words derived from “sherte”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skurtijā →Every word from Old English sċyrte →