Where does “joskin” come from?
joskin (English) comes from English bumpkin, from Dutch boomken — shrub, little tree.
joskin (English): a yokel, country bumpkin
Ancestry of “joskin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bumpkin | A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel; A... |
| 2 | Dutch | boomken | shrub, little tree |