Etymology

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Today it means: A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths. Full definition →

English cut ← Middle English schort ← Old English sċort
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*skertaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*skurtaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*skurt
  5. Old Englishsċort
  6. Middle Englishschort
  7. Englishshort
  8. Englishcut
  9. English todayshortcut

From short + cut.

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