Etymology

skirtless

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Today it means: Without a skirt. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English skirt
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*skertaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*skurtaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*skurtijǭ
  5. Old Norseskyrta
  6. Middle Englishskyrte
  7. Englishskirt
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. English todayskirtless

From skirt + -less.

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