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Where does the word "cookie" come from? It comes from Dutch koekje, and was adopted directly into English (c. 1700s).
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Where does the word "cookie" come from? It comes from Dutch koekje, and was adopted directly into English (c. 1700s).
Cookie’s story begins in Dutch: koekje meant “little cake.” A diminutive of "koek" (cake), meaning a little cake. It reached English by c. 1700s as cookie. Picked up from Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam. Today, cookie means a small, flat, sweet baked treat.
- Stage 1 · Dutch · c. 1700s koekje "little cake", a diminutive of "koek" (cake), meaning a little cake.
- Stage 2 · American English · c. 1700s cookie "a small sweet baked treat", picked up from Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam.