Where does “iūl” come from?

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

iūl (Old Swedish): yule, midwinter season

Definitions

  1. yule, midwinter season

Ancestry of “iūl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “iūl”

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