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
Ancestry of “kjóll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | kjole | dress, gown |
| 2 | Danish | kjortel | tunic |
| 3 | Old Danish | kiurtæl | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | kyrtill | kirtle, tunic |
| 5 | Old English | cyrtel | kirtle |
| 6 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |