Etymology of the English word jewel
the English word
jewelderived from the Old French word
jouelderived from the Old French word
jeuderived from the Latin word
iocus (joke, jest; sport)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yek-derived from the Anglo-Norman word
juelderived from the Latin root
*iocalederived from the Latin root
*iocalisderived from the Latin word
iocus (joke, jest; sport)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yek-Date
The earliest known usage of jewel in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
bejewel,
jewelfish,
jewelweed,
jeweled,
jewelingCognates
Catalan
joyell, Dutch
juweel, French
joyau, German
Juwel, Italian
gioiello, Norwegian
juvel, Spanish
joyel, Swedish
juvelUsage
Word found in Modern English
