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

Definitions

  1. Christmas, Noel; 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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →