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Where does “jól” come from?

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

jól (Faroese): Christmas; Yule

Definitions

  1. Christmas; Yule

Ancestry of “jól”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jól”

  • jólamaður
  • jólakort
  • jólatræ
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