Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “iūl” come from?

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

Ancestry of “iūl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “iūl”

  • julgransfot
  • julsångare
  • julafton
  • jul
  • juldag
  • julkalender
  • jultomte
  • julgransplundring
  • julgran
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →