Where does “kyrtill” come from?

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

kyrtill (Old Norse): kirtle, tunic

Definitions

  1. kirtle, tunic

Ancestry of “kyrtill”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kyrtill”

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