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Where does “jehwlą” come from?

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

jehwlą (Proto-Germanic): festivity, celebration; Yule

Definitions

  1. festivity, celebration; Yule

Ancestry of “jehwlą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

Words derived from “jehwlą”

  • jolly
  • Yule
  • jollity
  • jollification
  • yuletide
  • jollily
  • jol
  • jollify
  • unjolly
  • jolliment
  • Yulefest
  • Yuletide
  • jollyhead
  • Yule log
  • joli
  • jojo
  • joliment
  • joliesse
  • iltajuhla
  • oopperajuhla
  • glögijuhla
  • hääjuhla
  • juhlaväki
  • syntymäpäiväjuhla
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