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
- if we not, unless we
Ancestry of “jollemme”, step by step
jollemme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jolla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jolla | Adessive singular form of joka; if; dinghy |
| 2 | Swedish | jolle | a dinghy; a marijuana cigarette, a joint |
| 3 | Low Saxon | jolle | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | jolle | dinghy |
via Finnish emme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | emme | The first-person plural form of the negative verb... |