Where does “julemusik” come from?

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

julemusik (Danish): Christmas music

Definitions

  1. Christmas music

Ancestry of “julemusik”, step by step

julemusik 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 musik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmusikmusic
2Latinmūsica—
3Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
4Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →