Where does “shorts” come from?
shorts (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English shorts, from English -s, from Middle English -es, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
shorts (Norwegian Bokmål): shorts (trousers with short legs, no longer than to the knees)
Definitions
- shorts (trousers with short legs, no longer than to the knees)
Ancestry of “shorts”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shorts | plural of short; API pl; Trousers worn primarily... |
| 2 | English | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to... |
| 3 | Middle English | -es | Alternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |