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
- A knee-length tunic; A short jacket; A woman's...
Ancestry of “kirtle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | kirtel | — |
| 2 | Old English | cyrtel | kirtle |
| 3 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “kirtle”