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Where does “julgransplundring” come from?

julgransplundring (Swedish) comes from Swedish julgran, 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 — to be bright; sky, heaven.

julgransplundring (Swedish): a children's party on January 13 for the...

Definitions

  1. a children's party on January 13 for the...

Ancestry of “julgransplundring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishjulgranChristmas tree
2SwedishjulChristmas; July; Abbreviation of juli
3Swedishjuli—
4LatinIūlius—
5Latiniuppiter—
6Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
7Proto-Italic*djous—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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