English

lowcut

From low + cut.

A compound of low + cut

Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’

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Proto-Germanic *ligjaną ‘to lie’

Proto-Germanic *lēgaz ‘low’

Old Norse lágr

Middle English lāh

English low

Proto-Germanic *kutjaną ‘to cut’

Old Norse *kytja

Middle English cutten

English cut

Today it means

adj Of clothing: having a low cut, i.e. revealing more skin than usual.

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