Where does “kjoltyg” come from?

kjoltyg (Swedish) comes from Swedish tyg, from Old Swedish tygh, from Old Norse tygi, from Middle Low German tǖch, from Old Saxon tiuh.

kjoltyg (Swedish): fabric for a skirt

Definitions

  1. fabric for a skirt

Ancestry of “kjoltyg”, step by step

kjoltyg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tyg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtyggear, equipment; cloth, textile, fabric
2Old Swedishtygh—
3Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
4Middle Low Germantǖchstuff; gear, equipment
5Old Saxontiuh—

via Swedish kjol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkjola skirt
Every word from Old Saxon tiuh →Every word from Middle Low German tǖch →Every word from Old Norse tygi →