Where does “kjortel” come from?
kjortel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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 “kjortel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kyrtill | kirtle, tunic |
| 2 | Old English | cyrtel | kirtle |
| 3 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “kjortel”