Where does “julgröt” come from?

julgröt (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.

Ancestry of “julgröt”, step by step

julgröt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishjulChristmas; July; Abbreviation of juli
2SwedishjuliJuly
3LatinIūliusOf the gens Julia, a patrician Roman family
4LatiniuppiterJupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon
5Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
6Proto-Italic*djous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Swedish gröt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrötporridge
2Old Swedishgrøter—
3Old Norsegrautrporridge
4Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →