Etymology of the English word shortbread
the English word
shortbreadderived from the English word
breadderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreu-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*brauthamderived from the English word
shortderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*skurta-Date
The earliest known usage of shortbread in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
