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Where does “sċyrte” come from?

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

sċyrte (Old English): a short garment; skirt; kirtle

Definitions

  1. a short garment; skirt; kirtle

Ancestry of “sċyrte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskurtijā—
2Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron

Words derived from “sċyrte”

  • shirt
  • sweatshirt
  • undershirt
  • nightshirt
  • shirtless
  • shirted
  • shirtwaist
  • shirtfront
  • shirttail
  • shirting
  • shirty
  • redshirt
  • overshirt
  • hairshirt
  • Blueshirt
  • workshirt
  • shirtmaker
  • blackshirt
  • shirtdress
  • shirtmaking
  • unshirted
  • shirtlike
  • undershirted
  • sleepshirt
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