Where does “kilten” come from?

kilten (Middle English) comes from Old Norse kelta, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kilten (Middle English): to tuck up, gird

Definitions

  1. to tuck up, gird

Ancestry of “kilten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekelta—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kilten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt- →Every word from Old Norse kelta →