Where does “kirtle” come from?

Kirtle comes from Middle English kirtel, from Old English cyrtel, from Latin curtus meaning "short," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek- meaning "to cut."

kirtle (English): A knee-length tunic; A short jacket; A woman's...

Definitions

  1. A knee-length tunic; A short jacket; A woman's...

Ancestry of “kirtle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishkirtelA men's kirtle or coat often worn under an overcoat
2Old Englishcyrtelkirtle
3Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “kirtle”

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