Where does “julekort” come from?

julekort (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kort, from Low German kort, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

julekort (Norwegian Bokmål): a Christmas card

Definitions

  1. a Christmas card

Ancestry of “julekort”, step by step

julekort traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkortshort; brief; briefly, shortly
2Low Germankorta card
3Germankartecard flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc
4Middle High Germankarte
5Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
6Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
7Frenchcartela cartel
8Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
9Italiancartapaper; map; menu
10Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
11Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
12Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

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 e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmåleAlternative form of ei
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης