Where does “Nerzjacke” come from?

Nerzjacke (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.

Nerzjacke (German): mink jacket

Definitions

  1. mink jacket

Ancestry of “Nerzjacke”, step by step

Nerzjacke 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 Nerz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNerzmink
2GermanNörz
3Upper Sorbiannórcmink
4Proto-Slavicnoraden, lair
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnorʔ-
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ