English
Schurz
Schurz comes from German Schurz ‘apron’, from Proto-West Germanic *skurt ‘short’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skurtaz‘short’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skurt‘short’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050scurz
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schurz‘apron’
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchurz‘apron’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skurtaz‘short’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skurt‘short’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050scurz
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schurz‘apron’
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchurz‘apron’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerdʰ- ‘to cut up’
through Proto-Germanic *skertaną ‘to cut (off), shorten’
through Proto-Germanic *skurtaz ‘short’
shirt, shortly, skirt, shortness, shortbread
through Proto-West Germanic *skurt ‘short’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *skurtaz / Schurz