Where does “sċortlīċ” come from?

sċortlīċ (Old English) comes from Old English sċort, from Proto-West Germanic skurt, from Proto-Germanic skurtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

sċortlīċ (Old English): short, not lasting

Definitions

  1. short, not lasting

Ancestry of “sċortlīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċortshort
2Proto-West Germanicskurtshort; lacking, deficient
3Proto-Germanicskurtazshort; lacking, deficient
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “sċortlīċ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skurt →