Etymology

shortness

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Today it means: The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief. Full definition →

Middle English schortnesse ← Old English sċortnes
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromsċortnes
  2. Middle English · inherited fromschortnesse
  3. English todayshortness

From Middle English schortnesse, from Old English sċortnes, sċeortnys, equivalent to short + -ness.

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