Where does “romjul” come from?

romjul (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.

romjul (Norwegian Bokmål): The period between Boxing Day and New Year's Eve

Definitions

  1. The period between Boxing Day and New Year's Eve

Ancestry of “romjul”, step by step

romjul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse jól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejólyule, midwinter season
2Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

via Old Norse rúmheilagr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserúmheilagrthat needs not adhere strictly to legal...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →
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