Where does “julestemning” come from?

julestemning (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.

julestemning (Norwegian Bokmål): Christmas spirit

Definitions

  1. Christmas spirit

Ancestry of “julestemning”, step by step

julestemning 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 stemning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstemningatmosphere; mood; sentiment
2Norwegian Bokmål-ningused to form nouns, usually from verbs
3Old Norse-ning—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →