Where does “jólakúla” come from?

jólakúla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kúla, from Old Norse kúla, from Proto-Germanic kūlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gewl-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

jólakúla (Icelandic): bauble

Definitions

  1. bauble

Ancestry of “jólakúla”, step by step

jólakúla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kúla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickúlasphere, ball; lump; bullet
2Old Norsekúlaswelling; lump, swelling
3Proto-Germanickūlǭbump; hole
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via Icelandic jól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicjólChristmas, Noel; Yule
2Old Norsejólyule, midwinter season
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kūlǭ →