Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō ‎(“Yule, Yule month”), from Proto-Indo-European *yekə- ‎(“joke, play”). Cognate with Old Norse jól ‎(“a midwinter festival”), Gothic 𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 ‎(jiuleis) in 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 ‎(frumajiuleis, “November”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjeːola/