The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-02
rae IMPRESS or THE DUTCH
Many Essentially new Ssrss phrases Harss
IIack 70 Osher Days.

Mony Essentially New uOsN pufoeoe hupW
HACK 70 Osher Dass.
To the EptroA or THa suN--Stv. In
Imagination let 10 hark bach TO the days
when the Dutch language was the pre-
vaillns tongue In this nslahborhood The
Impress Of their settlement hsis has sur
vived In more ways than 10 generally
recognized.
How few residents Of THE city ana It's
nearby territory know the origin Of many
Of the words they use In daily convsrsa.
ton. Take. for instance. .crui,sr." Of
which q number Of correspondents Of THn
Sun have In past years guessed the dertva.
lion. II appears very simple when the
dictionary Ia examined. The verb "krvllen."
to curl or turn, supplies the source When
next you are served with this deiectable
dainty notice the curl or twist the dough
mas been subjeeAd 70 prior 70 the process
Of cooking.
Then there 10 the word kill" which has
been applied TO 90 many geographical
landmarks In this city MWutis Water.
I. e.. little water to distinguish II from
the great water, and now corrupted Into
Miretta. was also known TO the Dutch ~
BestevaAt's killetje. meaning grand
fathers little channel. whence In locs
speech brook or creek, and orote XIII
the Great water. the outlet Of which wac
at Forty.fourth street on the wset sid.
The Great Kill Road 10 conspicuous OF
some maps, In places labelled NIL" OF
kiln" because it, meaning was nlsun-
dsrstood. which road ran easteriy from
the rivers bank TO beyond Eighth avenue
and thence by an acute turn through later
Chelsea, continued up the island to II
termination In the centre Of the blocl
between Forty-frst and Forty-secort
streets, Eighth and Ninth avenues, wher,
Il Joined at right angles the Road Round
the Tour, thereby leading the traveile
to the Great Kill.
some writers who assume erroneousl'
that the XIII was near the Fourteent.
street section. Its name was changed b!
Sir Peter Warren's heirs to Fitx Roy
Road in honor OF Sir Peters son-in-law
and became Gansevoort by resolution OF
the Common Council. February >. 1881
Other localities. such as XIII Van ku
Dutch Kills. Peekskili, Catskili, &C. II
this State and Schuylkill will readil!
occur to every ones recollection.
That essentially New York tern
'stoop." In the phrase high stoop house,
for example. 10 Just an adaptation OF
the word "stoep." meaning "the steps q
the entrance OF a house" We canno,
neglect that word Of sinister omen boss
which comes from "bAas" . master OF
chief Another word which has givei
many students the nightmare Ia the fa
mllar "Gramercy" How many have ven
ur,d an explanation Even the lat
John Bigelow fell into error when &C
counting for Its meaning. And yet how
Smple. From Madison Square led Ceda,
h, ook across the intervening territory
until II reached the present Gramerc,
relghborhood. where u doubled on Itself
and this bend suggested the name. "krom
crooked, and 'mssJe." little knife. ac
counts for II. and this generally 10 agreef
among scholars to be lite derivation. Gen.
eral vi.le's typographical map shows the
curse OF this stream.
To the patron saint Of Holland and OF
this city do We owe the n1rne Of tn
chlldrens friend. Santa Claus. w-hicl
comes from Klnas. I. q, Nicholaa
Many times Ia the name Catiemu,s men
toned in histories None. however. CIV
is derivation. although Valentine
Manual states It was an Indian term
Catlemuts was a hill between rearl and
Duane streets. because OF which obstruc
known as Chatham street. to deviat'
from the straight path on the way t.
Chatham Square. Two windmllls wer'
erected on this height one about i6e.
md another In 1867. The word Ia com
rosed Of "Ksatjes." In the possessive, and
nuts" meaning Katys bonnet. for what
reason we know not, II was level =
1NutE tue MI VI NoNcVoeI stNh
which provided for the opening and
strengthening OF the new road from
Broadway to the Fresh Water"
Corlears Hook. the early seat Of the
ship building industry OF this city. nea'
the foot OF Grand street. and Horns
Hook of Revolutionary fame. both on this
East River are OF Dutch origin. TN'
word "hoek." meaning corner. in thes,
| places the point of land which proteo !
nto the water. has different sens" II
| "Kinderhook." chidren's corner. the HON,
~ Martin Van Buren,.
All authorities agree that the s'reeu
| below Wall street and some beyond
were laid out by the Dutch authorities
Some of them suli retain the origlna
Beaver and Bridge In the lower city ant
Maiden Lane and the Bowery Broad
way was known by the hrst settlers by
number Of Designations. &c: de Heer
Weigh. de Groot Wagon wsVh that Is
the High Way. the Great Wagon Way
II became de Here STRAIT as far u
wall street when well built upon. and q
as early a date as 1865. at any rate. I
was de Breede Weigh. Even after tn,
English conquest II vas 30 denomin ste'
by Domino Sclyns In i6Ss. on the list o
church members, enrolled according I,
residence Now the exact meaning o
de Breede Weigh In the Broad Way. Q,
hat to a literal translation OF this tern
We are Indebted for tho name OF tn,
| great thoroughfare.
| Sewers Dutch English Dlctona ~
printed In Amsterdam In 1907. 10 referre,
20 for the derivation Of the words cite,
above.
| New street was the last and conse
1uently the newest laid out below Wal
street II was ordered "staked out" b.
Governor Andres. May 8. 1879. Twent!
years later an innkeeper ION one Of IN
| worst places In New York. via: Nev
street" petitorcd relative to the excise
Many stu hold to the opinion that III.
street, as synonymous with Wall stree,
| - yet Q wicked resort
| HoPpsR srRixEA MORT
New YohK. February 20.