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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

  1. An ice-covered volcano in Iceland

Ancestry of “yokul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjökullglacier
2Old Norsejǫkullicicle; ice; glacier
3Old Norsejakibroken ice, icefloe
4Proto-Germanicjekôpiece of ice; hoarfrost
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yeg-ice, icicle
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