Outskirts etymology

English

English word outskirts comes from English skirt, English out-

Etymology of outskirts

Detailed word origin of outskirts

Dictionary entry Language Definition
skirt English (en) (UK, colloquial) Sexual intercourse with a woman.. (UK, colloquial) Women collectively, in a sexual context.. (pejorative, slang) A woman.. A loose edging to any part of a dress.. A petticoat.. An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.. Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.. The diaphragm, or midriff, [...]
out- English (en) Completely. External to, on the outside of. Greater than, beyond. Surpassing, exceeding. Toward the outside of, away from.
outskirts English (en) The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.

Words with the same origin as outskirts

Descendants of out-

outpost