Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “trøje” come from?

trøje (Danish) comes from Middle Low German troye, from Old French troie — coat from Troyes.

trøje (Danish): shirt; jersey; cardigan

Definitions

  1. shirt; jersey; cardigan

Ancestry of “trøje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantroye—
2Old Frenchtroiecoat from Troyes

Words derived from “trøje”

  • tujuuluk
Every word from Old French troie →