Where does “jul” come from?
jul (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish Jul, from Old Swedish iūl, from Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.
jul (Norwegian Bokmål): Christmas, also Yule
Ancestry of “jul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | Jul | — |
| 2 | Old Swedish | iūl | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | jól | yule, midwinter season |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jehwlą | festivity, celebration; Yule |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yekə- | joke, play |