Where does “kjøle” come from?

kjøle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

kjøle (Norwegian Nynorsk): to cool

Definitions

  1. to cool

Ancestry of “kjøle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kjøle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Old English cyrtel →