Where does “lumber-jacketed” come from?
lumber-jacketed (English) comes from English lumberjacket, from English lumberjack, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques, from French jacques — heel of the foot; heel.
lumber-jacketed (English): Wearing a lumberjacket
Definitions
- Wearing a lumberjacket
Ancestry of “lumber-jacketed”, step by step
lumber-jacketed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lumberjacket
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lumberjacket | A lumberjack shirt |
| 2 | English | lumberjack | A person whose work is to fell trees; A... |
| 3 | English | Jack | A placeholder or conventional name for any man,... |
| 4 | Middle English | jakke | A padded coat, especially as light armour |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | jacke | — |
| 6 | Middle French | jaque | — |
| 7 | Middle French | jacques | — |
| 8 | French | jacques | plural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or... |
| 9 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 12 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 13 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |