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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | jól | yule, midwinter season |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jehwlą | festivity, celebration; Yule |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yekə- | joke, play |