Where does “knickerbocker” come from?
Knickerbocker derives from Dutch Knickerbocker, a surname of Dutch settlers in New York, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰog- meaning to break or bend.
knickerbocker (English): A New Yorker, particularly a scion of its old...
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- A New Yorker, particularly a scion of its old...
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