Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
> Following the hint by BaldEagle, I looked up the etymology of
> 'Yankee'. I am in doubt about the Dutch origin supposed by some sites,
> and prefer the explanation given by Merriam-Webster:
>
> https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yankee
>
> --
> Thomas

I hesitate to cite a Hollywood movie, but in Last of the Mohicans, northern
Mohawks who spoke French referred to the English speaking colonists as Yingees.
At the time, I wondered if Yankee derived from that usage,

JimT

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