Where does “brurkjole” come from?

brurkjole (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.

Ancestry of “brurkjole”, step by step

brurkjole 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 brur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbrura bride
2Old Norsebrúðra bride
3Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Latin curtusEvery word from Old English cyrtel
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