Etymograph

English

Shortell

Shortell comes from Irish Seartal.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentSeartal
  2. EnglishtodayShortell

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentSeartal
  2. EnglishtodayShortell

The story

Re-Anglicized form of Irish Seartal, Soirtéil, which are from the English surname Shorthals.

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish Seartal / Shortell