Where does “Kittelschürze” come from?

Kittelschürze (German) comes from German Schürze, from Middle Low German schörte, from Old Saxon skurtia, from Proto-West Germanic skurtijā, from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ — skirt, apron.

Kittelschürze (German): sleeveless smock adult garment, typically worn by older women for housework tasks and cleaning

Definitions

  1. sleeveless smock adult garment, typically worn by older women for housework tasks and cleaning

Ancestry of “Kittelschürze”, step by step

Kittelschürze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schürze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchürzeapron
2Middle Low Germanschörte—
3Old Saxonskurtiaapron
4Proto-West Germanicskurtijāskirt, apron
5Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron

via German Kittel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKitteloverall, smock; white coat
2Middle High Germankitel—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skurtijā →Every word from Old Saxon skurtia →