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
Ancestry of “kyrtill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | cyrtel | kirtle |
| 2 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “kyrtill”