Where does “aftenkjole” come from?

aftenkjole (Danish) comes from Danish kjole, from Danish kjortel, from Old Danish kiurtæl, from Old Norse kyrtill, from Old English cyrtel, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

aftenkjole (Danish): an evening dress or evening gown

Definitions

  1. an evening dress or evening gown

Ancestry of “aftenkjole”, step by step

aftenkjole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kjole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkjoledress, gown
2Danishkjorteltunic
3Old Danishkiurtæl—
4Old Norsekyrtillkirtle, tunic
5Old Englishcyrtelkirtle
6Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Danish aften

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishaftenevening; night
2Old Danishaftæn—
3Old Norseaptannan evening
4Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Old English cyrtel →