undershirt
/ˈʌndɚʃˌɝt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless.
Example Sentences
- "And she’ll say, “Ooh, look at my baby’s undershirt! What sweet little sockies! What clothesies does my little one want?” ‘All perversion I see! And this lady, doesn’t she have any children?’"
- "An undershirt absorbs moisture from your body and equalizes your body temperature."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā Old English sċyrte Middle English schirte English shirt English undershirt From under- + shirt.