Where does “ballkjole” come from?

ballkjole (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kjøle, from Norwegian Nynorsk kjortel, from Old Norse kyrtill, from Old English cyrtel, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

ballkjole (Norwegian Nynorsk): a ball gown or ballgown

Definitions

  1. a ball gown or ballgown

Ancestry of “ballkjole”, step by step

ballkjole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kjøle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkjøleto cool
2Norwegian Nynorskkjortela tunic
3Old Norsekyrtillkirtle, tunic
4Old Englishcyrtelkirtle
5Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Norwegian Nynorsk ball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskballa ball; ball
2Frenchbaldance party, ball
3Late Latinballareto play, dance; to dance; present active...
4Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Old English cyrtel →