Where does “kjóll” come from?

kjóll (Icelandic) comes from Danish kjole, from Danish kjortel, from Old Danish kiurtæl, from Old Norse kyrtill, from Old English cyrtel, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kjóll (Icelandic): a dress, a frock

Definitions

  1. a dress, a frock

Ancestry of “kjóll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkjoledress, gown
2Danishkjorteltunic
3Old Danishkiurtæl—
4Old Norsekyrtillkirtle, tunic
5Old Englishcyrtelkirtle
6Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “kjóll”

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