Where does “juel” come from?

juel (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman juel, from Old French jouel, from Vulgar Latin jocale, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

juel (Middle English): Something of great monetary worth or value,...

Definitions

  1. Something of great monetary worth or value,...

Ancestry of “juel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanjuel—
2Old Frenchjoueljewel; treasure; an object or person of beauty
3Vulgar Latinjocalegraceful object
4Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
5Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “juel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →