shirt

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 286 words | Copyright

shirt OE. sċyrte, corr. formally to (M)LG. schōrt(e), schorte, MDu. schorte (Du. schort), G. schürze apron, ON. skyrta shirt; based on Gmc. *skurt- SHORT.
Hence shirty (sl.) out of temper XIX; f. phr. get (a person's) shirt (out), cause him to lose his temper; see -Y1.

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