Etymograph

English

shortleaf

From short + leaf.

A compound of short + leaf

Proto-Germanic *skurtaz ‘short’

Proto-West Germanic *skurt

Old English sċort ‘short’

Middle English schort

English short

Proto-Germanic *laubą

Proto-West Germanic *laub

Old English lēaf

Middle English lef ‘Foliage’

English leaf

Today it means

adj Having short leaves.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “shortleaf”. 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.

Etymograph / shortleaf