Where does “Yank” come from?
Yank is a back-formation from Yankee, which derives from Dutch Janke, a diminutive of the name Jan.
Yank (English): A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern...
Definitions
- A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern...
Ancestry of “Yank”, step by step
Words derived from “Yank”