Where does “jacke” come from?

jacke (German) comes 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, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.

jacke (German): jacket

Definitions

  1. jacket

Ancestry of “jacke”, step by step

jacke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French jaque

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

via Old French jaque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjaquea gambison; a type of tight-fitting shirt
2Arabicشَكّdoubt, suspicion

Words derived from “jacke”

Every word from Hebrew עָקֵב →Every word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ →