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.

kjortel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tunic

Definitions

  1. a tunic

Ancestry of “kjortel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kjortel”

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