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Where does “jollemme” come from?

jollemme (Finnish) comes from Finnish jolla, from Swedish jolle, from Low Saxon jolle, from Middle Low German jolle — dinghy.

jollemme (Finnish): if we not, unless we

Definitions

  1. if we not, unless we

Ancestry of “jollemme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjollaAdessive singular form of joka; if; dinghy
2Swedishjollea dinghy; a marijuana cigarette, a joint
3Low Saxonjolle—
4Middle Low Germanjolledinghy
Every word from Middle Low German jolle →