Where does “Jul” come from?

Jul (Danish) comes from Old Swedish iūl, from Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.

Jul (Danish): Christmas the time around 25 December

Definitions

  1. Christmas the time around 25 December

Ancestry of “Jul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishiūlyule, midwinter season
2Old Norsejólyule, midwinter season
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

Words derived from “Jul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →