Where does “jolif” come from?

jolif (Old French) comes from Old Norse jól, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.

jolif (Old French): pretty; attractive

Definitions

  1. pretty; attractive

Ancestry of “jolif”, step by step

jolif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse jól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejólyule, midwinter season
2Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

via Vulgar Latin *gaudivus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*gaudivus—
2Latingaudeōto rejoice, make merry

Words derived from “jolif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Old Norse jól →