Where does “jul” come from?

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

jul (Danish): Christmas; imperative of jule

Definitions

  1. Christmas; imperative of jule

Ancestry of “jul”, step by step

jul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse jól

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

via Danish jule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjuleindefinite plural of jul; celebrate Christmas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →