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
Ancestry of “juulli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | Jul | — |
| 2 | Old Swedish | iūl | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | jól | yule, midwinter season |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jehwlą | festivity, celebration; Yule |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yekə- | joke, play |
Words derived from “juulli”