Dutch to English via New Amsterdam was: Cookies

[FRITZ JUENGLING]

Afrikaans has given us several words as well-- trek, veld, apartheid, and commando to name a few.  Naturally, South African English has many more Afrikaans words.
fritz

>Boss (from the same word as Afrikaans baas.  Stoop (as an architectural
>term).  Pit (as in peach pit -- alternative to peach stone).  That's off
>the top of my head.