Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jehwlamēnōþs

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

Etymology

From *jehwlą (festivity, celebration) +‎ *mēnōþs (month).

Noun

*jehwlamēnōþs m

  1. Yule month

Inflection

Declension of *jehwlamēnōþs (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *jehwlamēnōþs *jehwlamēnōþiz
vocative *jehwlamēnōþ *jehwlamēnōþiz
accusative *jehwlamēnōþų *jehwlamēnōþunz
genitive *jehwlamēnōþiz *jehwlamēnōþǫ̂
dative *jehwlamēnōþi *jehwlamēnōþumaz
instrumental *jehwlamēnōþē *jehwlamēnōþumiz

Descendants

  • Old English: ġēolmōnaþ
  • Old Norse: jólmánaðr, jólmánuðr
    • Icelandic: jólmánuður, jólamánuður
    • Faroese: jólamánaður