Where does “julekort” come from?

julekort (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kort, from Low German kort, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

julekort (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Christmas card

Definitions

  1. a Christmas card

Ancestry of “julekort”, step by step

julekort traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkortshort; card
2Low Germankorta card
3Germankartecard flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc
4Middle High Germankarte
5Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
6Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
7Frenchcartela cartel
8Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
9Italiancartapaper; map; menu
10Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
11Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
12Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

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 Norwegian Nynorsk e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskeApocopic form of er, present of vera
2Old Norseér"nom. pl." to ‘þú’, ye
3Old Norseesthat; is; as
4Proto-Germanicīzhe, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun
5Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης
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