Where does “julekalender” come from?

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

julekalender (Danish): an Advent calendar; a calendar counting the first 24 days of December, often in the form of a scratch card or with a small piece of chocolate behind each door (a chokoladejulekalender)

Definitions

  1. an Advent calendar; a calendar counting the first 24 days of December, often in the form of a scratch card or with a small piece of chocolate behind each door (a chokoladejulekalender)

Ancestry of “julekalender”, step by step

julekalender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Jul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishJulChristmas the time around 25 December
2Old Swedishiūlyule, midwinter season
3Old Norsejólyule, midwinter season
4Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

via Danish kalender

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkalendercalendar

Words derived from “julekalender”

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