Where does “Yule” come from?

Yule (Scots) comes from Middle English yol, from Old English ġeōl, from Proto-Germanic jeulō, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.

Yule (Scots): Christmas

Definitions

  1. Christmas

Ancestry of “Yule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishyolYuletide, the twelve days of Christmas
2Old EnglishġeōlChristmas, Yule
3Proto-Germanicjeulōnominative/vocative/accusative plural of *jehwlą
4Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Germanic jeulō →
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