Where does “julemat” come from?
julemat (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.
julemat (Norwegian Bokmål): Christmas food
Ancestry of “julemat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | jul | Christmas, also Yule |
| 2 | Danish | Jul | — |
| 3 | Old Swedish | iūl | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | jól | yule, midwinter season |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jehwlą | festivity, celebration; Yule |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yekə- | joke, play |