Where does “yol” come from?

yol (Middle English) comes from Old English ġeōl, from Proto-Germanic jeulō, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.

yol (Middle English): Yuletide, the twelve days of Christmas

Definitions

  1. Yuletide, the twelve days of Christmas

Ancestry of “yol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishġeōlChristmas, Yule
2Proto-Germanicjeulōnominative/vocative/accusative plural of *jehwlą
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

Words derived from “yol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Germanic jeulō →