Where does “yawl” come from?

yawl (Manx) comes from English yawl, from Middle Low German jolle — dinghy.

yawl (Manx): yawl

Definitions

  1. yawl

Ancestry of “yawl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyawlA small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six...
2Middle Low Germanjolledinghy
Every word from Middle Low German jolle →Every word from English yawl →