Where does “kjortel” come from?

kjortel (Danish) comes 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.

kjortel (Danish): tunic

Definitions

  1. tunic

Ancestry of “kjortel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kjortel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Old English cyrtel →