yol

Middle English

/joːl/

proper noun

Definitions

Yuletide, the twelve days of Christmas.
Christmas the 25th of December
(rare) The month of December.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ġeōl derived from Proto-Germanic *jeulō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*jeulō

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Yule English
Yule log English
Yulefest English
Yulemonth English
yuletide English
*jehwlą Proto-Germanic
*jeulō Proto-Germanic
ġeōl Old English
yole Middle English
jól Old Norse
Yule Scots

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