Etymology

shopgirl

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Today it means: A girl who works in a shop; a young saleswoman. Full definition →

English girl ← Middle English girle ← Old English *gyrele?
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*skup-
  2. Old Englishscoppa
  3. Middle Englishschoppe
  4. Englishshop
  5. Proto-West Germanic*gaurā
  6. Proto-West Germanic*gurilā
  7. Old English*gyrele?
  8. Middle Englishgirle
  9. Englishgirl
  10. English todayshopgirl

From shop + girl.

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