Where does “brudekjole” come from?

brudekjole (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.

brudekjole (Danish): a wedding dress or wedding gown

Definitions

  1. a wedding dress or wedding gown

Ancestry of “brudekjole”, step by step

brudekjole 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 brud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrudbride; least weasel; break, breach
2Old Norsebrúðra bride
3Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Old English cyrtel →