jul

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

*yekə- (Proto-Indo-European)

joke, play

*jehwlą (Proto-Germanic)

(plural) Yule (literally "the festivities"). Festivity, celebration.

jól (Old Norse)

Yule, midwinter season.

iūl (Old Swedish)

jul (Swedish)

Christmas.

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