jul
Danish
[ˈjuˀl]
noun
Definitions
- (Christianity) Christmas the time around 25 December
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse jól (a midwinter festival, yule, midwinter season) derived from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą (festivity, yule, celebration, Yule).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*jehwlą
Gloss
festivity, yule, celebration, Yule
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *gaudivus Latin
- gaudeō Latin
- ἰωβηλαῖος Ancient Greek
- *yekə- Proto-Indo-European
- jul Norwegian Bokmål
- *jehwlą Proto-Germanic
- *jiulijaz Proto-Germanic
- jol Norwegian Nynorsk
- jul Norwegian Nynorsk
- geol Old English
- geola Old English
- ġeōl Old English
- jól Old Norse
- chokoladejulekalender Danish
- julekalender Danish
- julekort Danish
- julelys Danish
- juletræ Danish
- kalender Danish
- kort Danish
- lys Danish
- træ Danish
- joli Old French
- jól Icelandic
- jól Faroese
- *juhla Proto-Finnic
- iūl Old Swedish
- juullerujussuaq Kalaallisut, Greenlandic
- juulli Kalaallisut, Greenlandic
- juullisiut Kalaallisut, Greenlandic
- joulu Ingrian