Where does “Yankee cheese” come from?
Yankee cheese (English) comes from English yankee, from Dutch Janke, from Dutch Jan, from Norwegian Bokmål Johannes, from Icelandic Jóhannes, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης.
Yankee cheese (English): An early form of cheese made by New Englanders, resembling cheddar
Definitions
- An early form of cheese made by New Englanders, resembling cheddar
Ancestry of “Yankee cheese”, step by step
Yankee cheese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English yankee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yankee | A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a... |
| 2 | Dutch | Janke | Little John |
| 3 | Dutch | Jan | — |
| 4 | Norwegian Bokmål | Johannes | John; the name of several figures in the New Testament |
| 5 | Icelandic | Jóhannes | — |
| 6 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 7 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 10 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 11 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 12 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |