Where does “jólalag” come from?

jólalag (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lag, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

jólalag (Icelandic): Christmas song; Christmas carol

Definitions

  1. Christmas song; Christmas carol

Ancestry of “jólalag”, step by step

jólalag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclaglayer; stratum; tune, song
2Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

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 legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →