English
lightskirt
From light + skirt.
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘to shine’
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Proto-Germanic *leuhtą
Proto-West Germanic *leuht ‘light’
Old English lēoht
Middle English light ‘light, illumination’
English light
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut off’
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Proto-Germanic *skurtaz ‘short’
Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ ‘apron’
Old Norse skyrta ‘shirt’
Middle English scyrt
English skirt
Today it means
noun A woman of lax morality; a prostitute.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lightskirt