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 Germanicskurtijāskirt, apron
2Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron

Words derived from “sċyrte”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skurtijā →