Etymograph

English

shortrange

Blend of short + range.

A blend of short + range

Proto-Germanic *skurtaz ‘short’

Proto-West Germanic *skurt

Old English sċort ‘short’

Middle English schort

English short

Proto-Germanic *hringaz ‘ring, circle’

Frankish *hring

Old French rang ‘a rank, row’

Old French rengier ‘to range, rank’

Middle English rengen

English range

Today it means

adj —

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “shortrange”. 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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