Where does “T-skjorte” come from?

T-skjorte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skjorte, from Old Norse skyrta, from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ — skirt, apron.

T-skjorte (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk skjorte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskjortea shirt
2Old Norseskyrtashirt
3Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron

via Norwegian Nynorsk T

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskTcapital letter; tunnel
Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ →Every word from Old Norse skyrta →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk skjorte →