Where does “jól” come from?
jól (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.
jól (Icelandic): Christmas, Noel; Yule
Ancestry of “jól”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | jól | yule, midwinter season |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jehwlą | festivity, celebration; Yule |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yekə- | joke, play |