full-skirted

the compound adjective 'full-skirted' is a modern english formation that transparently combines native germanic elements. the adjective 'full,' with its proto-germanic root fullaz and ultimately from pie pl̥h₁nós ("full"), describes the skirt's ample volume. the noun 'skirt' entered middle english from old norse, originally denoting a shirt but later specializing to mean the lower part of a dress or gown. the suffix '-ed' is added to the noun compound to create a participial adjective, a common pattern in english for describing garments (e.g., long-sleeved, high-necked). thus, the term's logic is direct: it literally means "characterized by having a skirt that is full."

Structure: full (complete) + skirt (garment) + ed (adjective suffix) full: from old english full, meaning "complete, entire, abundant." functions as an adjective modifying the noun 'skirt' to indicate its shape and volume. skirt: from old norse skyrta, meaning "shirt, kirtle." functions as the core noun element, referring to the part of a garment that hangs from the waist. ed: from old english -ede, -od, -ad, a suffix forming adjectives from nouns, indicating "having, provided with, characterized by."