Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jehwlą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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Unknown;[1] suggested to be connected to Latin iocus (a joke, jest),[2] itself thought to be from Proto-Indo-European *yek- (to speak), yet this is semantically unconvincing.[3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*jehwlą n[4]

  1. festivity, celebration
  2. (in the plural) Yule, literally, the festivities

Inflection

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The plural descends from an Indo-European collective noun and shows the original Verner alternant *gw, which later became *w (represented by *u).

neuter a-stemDeclension of *jehwlą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *jehwlą *jeulō
vocative *jehwlą *jeulō
accusative *jehwlą *jeulō
genitive *jehwlas, *jihwlis *jeulǫ̂
dative *jehwlai *jeulamaz
instrumental *jehwlō *jeulamiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References
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  1. ^ Torp, Alf (1919) “Jól”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard), page 250
  2. ^ Bugge, Sophus, editor ((Can we date this quote?)), Arkiv for nordisk filologi, volume IV, Lund: Lund University, →ISBN, page 135
  3. ^ Hellquist, Elof (1922) “jul”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, pages 282-283
  4. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*jexwlan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 205
  5. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*jehwla-daʒaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 205
  6. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*jehwla-mēnōþs”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[4], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 205
  7. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*jehwljaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[5], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 205-206
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