Where does “Zwangsjacke” come from?

Zwangsjacke (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.

Zwangsjacke (German): straitjacket

Definitions

  1. straitjacket

Ancestry of “Zwangsjacke”, step by step

Zwangsjacke 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 Zwang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwangcompulsion, obligation
2Middle High Germantwanc
3Old High Germangeduang
4Proto-West Germanicþwangibelt, strap, thong
5Proto-Germanicþwangizbelt, strap, thong; clamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵב