Jol etymology

English

English word jol comes from Proto-Indo-European *yekə-, English joy, and later Old Norse jól (Yule, midwinter season.)

Detailed word origin of jol

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*yekə- Proto-Indo-European (ine) joke, play
joy English (en) (intransitive) To feel joy, to rejoice.. (transitive, archaic) To enjoy.. (transitive, obsolete) To give joy to; to congratulate.. (transitive, obsolete) To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate. (obsolete) The sign or exhibition of joy; gaiety; merriment; festivity.. A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.. [...]
*jehwlą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) (plural) Yule (literally "the festivities"). Festivity, celebration.
jól Old Norse (non) Yule, midwinter season.
joli Old French (fro) Pretty; cute.
jolly English (en) Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial. (British, dated) very, extremely (British, dated) A pleasure trip or excursion.. (slang, dated) A marine in the English navy. (transitive) To amuse or divert.
jol English (en) (South Africa, slang) A party. (South Africa, slang) to party.

Words with the same origin as jol

Descendants of *yekə-

jolly

Descendants of joy

rejoice