Where does “skjorta” come from?

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

skjorta (Swedish): shirt

Definitions

  1. shirt

Ancestry of “skjorta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskiurtashirt
2Old Norseskyrtashirt
3Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron

Words derived from “skjorta”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ →Every word from Old Norse skyrta →Every word from Old Swedish skiurta →