Where does “yokul” come from?
yokul (English) comes from Icelandic jökull, from Old Norse jǫkull, from Old Norse jaki, from Proto-Germanic jekô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁yeg- — ice, icicle.
yokul (English): An ice-covered volcano in Iceland
Definitions
- An ice-covered volcano in Iceland
Ancestry of “yokul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | jökull | glacier |
| 2 | Old Norse | jǫkull | icicle; ice; glacier |
| 3 | Old Norse | jaki | broken ice, icefloe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jekô | piece of ice; hoarfrost |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁yeg- | ice, icicle |