Proto-Germanic

*skurtijǭ

‘a short garment, skirt, apron’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ, most familiar first.

• shirt ← schirt ← sċyrte ← *skurtijā
• skirt ← scyrt ← skyrta

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ