English

smallcoat

From small + coat.

A compound of small + coat

Proto-Germanic *smalaz

Proto-West Germanic *smal

Old English smæl ‘narrow’

Middle English smal ‘small’

English small

Proto-Germanic *kuttô ‘cowl, woolen cloth, coat’

Latin cotta ‘undercoat, tunic’

Old French cote ‘outer garment with sleeves’

Middle English cote ‘coat’

English coat

Today it means

noun A tightly-fitted waist-length jacket.

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

Etymograph / smallcoat