Jodeling
/ˈjoʊ.dəl.ɪŋ/noun
A style of singing or calling that rapidly alternates between chest voice and falsetto.
Did you know?The word comes from German dialect Jodeln, and the technique was used in Alpine life to carry messages across distances long before it became stage entertainment.
Etymological Timeline
Modern English
English
jodeling
“Singing in the yodel style”
19th Century
German
jodeln
“To yodel; to sing with rapid voice breaks”
18th-19th Century
German dialect
jodel
“A mountain call or yodel-like cry”
Earlier Germanic
Germanic
jo- / ju-
“An imitative cry or shout used in calling”
Modern German
German
Jodeln
“The act of yodeling”