Where does “poloskjorte” come from?

poloskjorte (Danish) comes from Danish skjorte, from Old Norse skyrta, from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ — skirt, apron.

poloskjorte (Danish): polo shirt

Definitions

  1. polo shirt

Ancestry of “poloskjorte”, step by step

poloskjorte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skjorte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskjorteshirt
2Old Norseskyrtashirt
3Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron

via Danish polo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpolopolo; polo shirt
Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ →Every word from Old Norse skyrta →Every word from Danish skjorte →