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
- a Christmas card
Ancestry of “julekort”, step by step
julekort traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kort | short; card |
| 2 | Low German | kort | a card |
| 3 | German | karte | card flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc |
| 4 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 5 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 6 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 7 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 8 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 9 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 10 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Norwegian Nynorsk jul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | jul | Christmas, Christmastide; Yule |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | jul | Christmas, also Yule |
| 3 | Danish | Jul | Christmas the time around 25 December |
| 4 | Old Swedish | iūl | yule, midwinter season |
| 5 | Old Norse | jól | yule, midwinter season |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jehwlą | festivity, celebration; Yule |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yekə- | joke, play |