Where does “jólakort” come from?

jólakort (Faroese) comes from Faroese kort, from Old Norse kort, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

jólakort (Faroese): Christmas card

Definitions

  1. Christmas card

Ancestry of “jólakort”, step by step

jólakort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekortcard; map
2Old Norsekorta map
3Middle High Germankarte
4Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
5Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
6Frenchcartela cartel
7Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
8Italiancartapaper; map; menu
9Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
10Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
11Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Faroese jól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroesejólChristmas; Yule
2Old Norsejólyule, midwinter season
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης