Jolle

See also: jolle

German

Etymology

From Low German jolle, from Middle Low German jolle, 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.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlə

Noun

Jolle f (genitive Jolle, plural Jollen)

  1. dinghy (small boat)

Declension

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 205, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 205

Further reading

  • Jolle” in Duden online
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