Where does “Lederjacke” come from?

Lederjacke (German) comes from German jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques, from French jacques, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב — heel of the foot; heel.

Lederjacke (German): leather jacket

Definitions

  1. leather jacket

Ancestry of “Lederjacke”, step by step

Lederjacke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German jacke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjackejacket
2Middle Frenchjaque
3Middle Frenchjacques
4Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
5LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
6Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
7Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
8HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
9Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via German leder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlederleather
2Middle High Germanlëder
3Old High Germanledar
4Proto-West Germanic*leþrleather
5Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
6Proto-Celticɸlitro-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ
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