Schürze

German

Etymology

First attested in the 17th century and hence hardly inherited within High German. Probably from Middle Low German schörte, from Old Saxon *skurtia, from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ; adapted to the High German consonantism by conflation with related Late Middle High German schurz (modern German Schurz), a nominalisation of the adjective schurz (“short”), from Old High German schurz, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz. Cognate with English shirt and short, respectively.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʏʁtsə/

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Noun

Schürze f (genitive Schürze, plural Schürzen, diminutive Schürzchen n)

1. apron

Derived terms

• beschürzt

Related terms

• Schurz
• schürzen

Further reading

• “Schürze” in Duden online