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Where does “jeulō” come from?

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

jeulō (Proto-Germanic): nominative/vocative/accusative plural of *jehwlą

Definitions

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of *jehwlą

Ancestry of “jeulō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jeulō”

  • jolly
  • Yule
  • jollity
  • jollification
  • yuletide
  • jollily
  • jol
  • jollify
  • unjolly
  • jolliment
  • Yulefest
  • Yuletide
  • jollyhead
  • Yule log
  • joli
  • jojo
  • joliment
  • joliesse
  • julgransfot
  • julafton
  • julkalender
  • julgransplundring
  • julsångare
  • jul
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