Where does “yanker” come from?
yanker (English) comes from English Yank, from English yankee, from Dutch Janke, from Dutch Jan, from Norwegian Bokmål Johannes, from Icelandic Jóhannes, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs.
yanker (English): Someone who yanks, or gives a sudden hard pull; A...
Definitions
- Someone who yanks, or gives a sudden hard pull; A...
Ancestry of “yanker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Yank | A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern... |
| 2 | English | yankee | A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a... |
| 3 | Dutch | Janke | Little John |
| 4 | Dutch | Jan | — |
| 5 | Norwegian Bokmål | Johannes | — |
| 6 | Icelandic | Jóhannes | — |
| 7 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 8 | Latin | Iōannēs | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 10 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 11 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 12 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 13 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |