Re: [MV] [MVlist] Military quiz question-

From: Cor Streutjens (cstreutjens@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Mar 10 2004 - 02:56:40 PST


Hi all,

According to my encyclopedia the word 'Yankee' may be derived from a
nickname for the Dutch colonist in the United States 'Jan Kees' or 'Jan
Kaas' which means translated in English 'John Cheese'. I have absolutely no
idea where the cheese part comes from.....:).

Regards,

Cor

Cor Streutjens
cstreutjens@hotmail.com

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>I seem to remember that the term "yankee" is an American word derived
>from a Dutch word Yanque (?) that means "merchant" when translated to
>English.
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>Frank Cox (grntrks@juno.com)
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