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Where does “skiorta” come from?

skiorta (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse skyrta, from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ — skirt, apron.

Ancestry of “skiorta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskyrtashirt
2Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron

Words derived from “skiorta”

  • svartskjorta
  • murarskjorta
  • skjorta
Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ →