Where does “julestrømpe” come from?

julestrømpe (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.

julestrømpe (Norwegian Bokmål): a Christmas stocking

Definitions

  1. a Christmas stocking

Ancestry of “julestrømpe”, step by step

julestrømpe 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 strømpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstrømpea stocking; a sock
2Middle Low Germanstrümpe—
3Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →