Where does “T-skjorte” come from?

T-skjorte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål T, from Latin T, from Etruscan 𐌕, from Ancient Greek Τ, from Phoenician 𐤕, from Egyptian 𓏴.

T-skjorte (Norwegian Bokmål): a T-shirt

Definitions

  1. a T-shirt

Ancestry of “T-skjorte”, step by step

T-skjorte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål T

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålTcapital letter; tunnel
2LatinT
3Etruscan𐌕
4Ancient GreekΤtau
5Phoenician𐤕taw
6Egyptian𓏴

via Norwegian Bokmål skjorte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskjortea shirt
2Old Norseskyrtashirt
3Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron
Every word from Egyptian 𓏴Every word from Phoenician 𐤕Every word from Ancient Greek Τ