Where does “jolekveld” come from?

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

jolekveld (Norwegian Nynorsk): Christmas Eve

Definitions

Christmas Eve

Ancestry of “jolekveld”, step by step

jolekveld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk jol

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	jol	Alternative form of jul; Christmas; christmas
2	Old Norse	jól	yule, midwinter season
3	Proto-Germanic	jehwlą	festivity, celebration; Yule
4	Proto-Indo-European	yekə-	joke, play

via Norwegian Nynorsk kveld

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	kveld	an evening
2	Old Norse	kveld	evening
3	Proto-Germanic	kwildiz	dying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of...
4	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelH-	to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →