Where does “jøkel” come from?

jøkel (Danish) comes from Icelandic jökull, from Old Norse jǫkull, from Old Norse jaki, from Proto-Germanic jekô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁yeg- — ice, icicle.

jøkel (Danish): glacier

Definitions

  1. glacier

Ancestry of “jøkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjökullglacier
2Old Norsejǫkullicicle; ice; glacier
3Old Norsejakibroken ice, icefloe
4Proto-Germanicjekôpiece of ice; hoarfrost
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yeg-ice, icicle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁yeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jekô →Every word from Old Norse jaki →
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