Where does “sċort” come from?
sċort (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic skurt, from Proto-Germanic skurtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
sċort (Old English): short
Ancestry of “sċort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | skurt | short; lacking, deficient |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skurtaz | short; lacking, deficient |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “sċort”