Where does “kjøling” come from?

kjøling (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.

kjøling (Norwegian Nynorsk): cooling

Definitions

  1. cooling

Ancestry of “kjøling”, step by step

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