Where does “nattkjole” come from?

nattkjole (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.

nattkjole (Norwegian Nynorsk): a nightdress or nightgown

Definitions

  1. a nightdress or nightgown

Ancestry of “nattkjole”, step by step

nattkjole 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 natt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknattnight
2Old Norsenáttnight
3Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Old English cyrtel →