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
Ancestry of “kilten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kelta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
Words derived from “kilten”