Where does “juleljus” come from?
juleljus (Swedish) comes from Swedish jul, from Swedish juli, from Latin Iūlius, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
juleljus (Swedish): a Christmas candle
Definitions
- a Christmas candle
Ancestry of “juleljus”, step by step
juleljus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish jul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | jul | Christmas; July; Abbreviation of juli |
| 2 | Swedish | juli | July |
| 3 | Latin | Iūlius | Of the gens Julia, a patrician Roman family |
| 4 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Swedish ljus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ljus | of light or color: bright; of sound;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | liūs | light, bright |
| 3 | Old Norse | ljós | a burning light; light of the sun |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | leuhsą | light |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk-so-m | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |