Where does “natkjole” come from?

natkjole (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.

natkjole (Danish): nightgown

Definitions

  1. nightgown

Ancestry of “natkjole”, step by step

natkjole 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 nat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnatnight
2Old Danishnat—
3Old Norsenáttnight
4Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Old English cyrtel →