Where does “kilt” come from?

kilt (Romanian) comes from English kilt, from Middle English kilten, from Old Norse kelta, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kilt (Romanian): kilt

Definitions

  1. kilt

Ancestry of “kilt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkiltTo gather up around the body; A traditional...
2Middle Englishkiltento tuck up, gird
3Old Norsekelta—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt- →Every word from Old Norse kelta →
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