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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? fredw #198706 04/02/2011 10:06 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I wouldn't exactly call awl a nautical term. AHD4 says it's probably a blend of Old English æl, 'awl', and awel, 'hook'. Yaw it says is "Perhaps of Scandinavian origin" and yawl is from Dutch jol possibly from Low German jolle. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? fredw 04/02/2011 7:32 AM Re: etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? Faldage 04/02/2011 10:06 AM Re: etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? Tromboniator 04/02/2011 10:10 AM Re: etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? Faldage 04/02/2011 10:21 AM Re: etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? LukeJavan8 04/02/2011 2:58 PM Re: etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? Candy 04/03/2011 11:27 AM Re: etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? Faldage 04/03/2011 9:33 PM Re: etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? LukeJavan8 04/03/2011 9:52 PM Re: etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? Jackie 04/04/2011 2:47 AM Re: etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? tsuwm 04/04/2011 3:15 AM Re: etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? Jackie 04/05/2011 2:21 AM Re: etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? Faldage 04/03/2011 11:18 PM Re: etymology of yawl: yaw + awl? LukeJavan8 04/04/2011 2:27 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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