Where does “jakke” come from?

jakke (Norwegian Bokmål) 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.

jakke (Norwegian Bokmål): a jacket

Definitions

  1. a jacket

Ancestry of “jakke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jakke”

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