Where does “tagelskjorta” come from?

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

tagelskjorta (Swedish): hairshirt

Definitions

  1. hairshirt

Ancestry of “tagelskjorta”, step by step

tagelskjorta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skjorta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskjortashirt
2Old Swedishskiurtashirt
3Old Norseskyrtashirt
4Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron

via Swedish tagel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtagelhorsehair (from the mane or tail)
Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ →Every word from Old Norse skyrta →Every word from Old Swedish skiurta →