Where does “Windjacke” come from?
Windjacke (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.
Windjacke (German): windbreaker, windcheater
Definitions
- windbreaker, windcheater
Ancestry of “Windjacke”, step by step
Windjacke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German jacke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | jacke | jacket |
| 2 | Middle French | jaque | — |
| 3 | Middle French | jacques | — |
| 4 | French | jacques | plural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or... |
| 5 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 8 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 9 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via German wind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wind | wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure |
| 2 | Middle High German | wint | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wint | wind |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |