Where does “ġeōl” come from?

ġeōl (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic jeulō, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.

ġeōl (Old English): Christmas, Yule

Definitions

  1. Christmas, Yule

Ancestry of “ġeōl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjeulōnominative/vocative/accusative plural of *jehwlą
2Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

Words derived from “ġeōl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Germanic jeulō →
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