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
Ancestry of “jólakúla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | kúla | sphere, ball; lump; bullet |
| 2 | Old Norse | kúla | swelling; lump, swelling |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kūlǭ | bump; hole |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |