Where does “juledag” come from?

juledag (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.

juledag (Norwegian Bokmål): the days between Christmas Eve and New Year,...

Definitions

  1. the days between Christmas Eve and New Year,...

Ancestry of “juledag”, step by step

juledag 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 Norwegian Bokmål dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldaga day; the period of time between sunrise and...
2Old Norsedagra day; days, times
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →