Where does “shirt” come from?

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

shirt (Middle English): Alternative form of sherte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sherte

Ancestry of “shirt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsherteA shirt; A skirting; a hem
2Old Englishsċyrtea short garment; skirt; kirtle
3Proto-West Germanicskurtijāskirt, apron
4Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron
Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skurtijā →Every word from Old English sċyrte →
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