Etymology

yawl

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Today it means: A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. Full definition →

Middle Low German jolle ← Dutch jol ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlos
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yawl · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂ewlos“tube”
  2. Dutch · derived fromjol
  3. Middle Low German · derived fromjolle
  4. English todayyawl

Apparently from Low German and Middle Low German jolle, or Dutch jol, possibly ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlos (“tube”), see also Lithuanian aulas, Norwegian aul, Hittite [script needed] (auli-, “tube-shaped organ in the neck”), Albanian hollë, Latin alvus.

yawl · verb2

Imitative.

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