Where does “joel” come from?

joel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch joelen, from Dutch jolen — to be gleeful, to revel.

joel (Afrikaans): to shout, to jeer, to cheer, to bawl

Definitions

  1. to shout, to jeer, to cheer, to bawl

Ancestry of “joel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjoelento shout, to cry out, to bawl
2Dutchjolento be gleeful, to revel
Every word from Dutch jolenEvery word from Dutch joelen
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