Where does “julebakst” come from?

julebakst (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål jul, from Danish Jul, from Old Swedish iūl, from Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.

julebakst (Norwegian Bokmål): the activity of baking for Christmas

Definitions

  1. the activity of baking for Christmas

Ancestry of “julebakst”, step by step

julebakst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål jul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmåljulChristmas, also Yule
2DanishJulChristmas the time around 25 December
3Old Swedishiūlyule, midwinter season
4Old Norsejólyule, midwinter season
5Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

via Westrobothnian bakst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WestrobothnianbakstBatch, everything baked at one time
2Old Norsebakstrbaking; communion bread; other baked bread
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →