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English

short wave

From short (adjective) + wave (noun).

A compound of short + wave

Proto-Germanic *skurtaz ‘short’

Proto-West Germanic *skurt

Old English sċort ‘short’

Middle English schort

English short

Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- ‘to weave, braid’

Proto-Germanic *wabōną

Proto-West Germanic *wabōn

Old English wafian ‘to wave’

Middle English waven ‘to shake’

English wave

Today it means

noun A wave in a gas or liquid with a relatively short wavelength.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “short wave”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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