Where does “julebakst” come from?

julebakst (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk jul, 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.

julebakst (Norwegian Nynorsk): the activity of baking for Christmas

Definitions

  1. the activity of baking for Christmas

Ancestry of “julebakst”, step by step

julebakst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk jul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskjulChristmas, Christmastide; Yule
2Norwegian BokmåljulChristmas, also Yule
3DanishJulChristmas the time around 25 December
4Old Swedishiūlyule, midwinter season
5Old Norsejólyule, midwinter season
6Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

via Westrobothnian bakst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WestrobothnianbakstBatch, everything baked at one time
2Old Norsebakstrbaking; communion bread; other baked bread
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →