Where does “ġeola” come from?

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

ġeola (Old English): Christmastide, midwinter

Definitions

  1. Christmastide, midwinter

Ancestry of “ġeola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishġeōlChristmas, Yule
2Proto-Germanicjeulōnominative/vocative/accusative plural of *jehwlą
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

Words derived from “ġeola”

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