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2 stages from Dutch to English.

Today it means a small, flat, sweet baked treat
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koekje
Dutch · c. 1700s
"little cake"
a diminutive of "koek" (cake), meaning a little cake
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cookie
American English · c. 1700s
"a small sweet baked treat"
picked up from Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam
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