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Where does “juulli” come from?

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

juulli (Greenlandic): Christmas

Definitions

  1. Christmas

Ancestry of “juulli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishJul—
2Old Swedishiūl—
3Old Norsejólyule, midwinter season
4Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

Words derived from “juulli”

  • juullerujussuaq
  • juullisiut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →