Word origin
[1300–50; ME
skirwhite lit., pure white (
skir ‹ ON
skīrr clear, pure; c. OE
scīr); alter., by folk etym., of MF
scherwitz, unexplained var. of OF
carvi caraway]This word is first recorded in the period 1300–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: action, address, brace, conversion, stuff