English
greenshirt
Bahuvrihi of green + shirt.
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’
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Proto-Germanic *grōniz
Proto-West Germanic *grōnī
Old English grēne
Middle English grene
English green
Proto-Germanic *skertaną ‘to cut off’
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Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ ‘skirt, apron’
Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā ‘skirt, apron’
Old English sċyrte ‘a short garment’
Middle English schirt
English shirt
Today it means
noun A member of the Social Credit Party, especially as thought to resemble a member of a fascist movement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / greenshirt