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
- Something of great monetary worth or value,...
Ancestry of “juel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | juel | — |
| 2 | Old French | jouel | jewel; treasure; an object or person of beauty |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | jocale | graceful object |
| 4 | Latin | iocus | a joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jokos | word, saying |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yokos | word, utterance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
Words derived from “juel”