Where does “julemat” come from?

julemat (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.

julemat (Norwegian Nynorsk): Christmas food

Definitions

  1. Christmas food

Ancestry of “julemat”, step by step

julemat traces back through 3 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 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)

via Norwegian Nynorsk mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmatfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →