Where does “cyrtel” come from?

cyrtel (Old English) comes from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

cyrtel (Old English): kirtle

Definitions

  1. kirtle

Ancestry of “cyrtel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “cyrtel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Latin curtus