Where does “jól” come from?

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

jól (Old Norse): yule, midwinter season

Definitions

  1. yule, midwinter season

Ancestry of “jól”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

Words derived from “jól”

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