Where does “short” come from?
short (Middle English) comes 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.
short (Middle English): Alternative form of schort
Definitions
- Alternative form of schort
Ancestry of “short”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | schort | short; short , brief, quick; ephemeral, having a... |
| 2 | Old English | sċeort | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skurt | short; lacking, deficient |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skurtaz | short; lacking, deficient |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “short”