Where does “vindjakke” come from?
vindjakke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål jakke, 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 — heel of the foot; heel.
vindjakke (Norwegian Bokmål): a windcheater or windbreaker
Definitions
- a windcheater or windbreaker
Ancestry of “vindjakke”, step by step
vindjakke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål jakke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | jakke | a jacket |
| 2 | German | jacke | jacket |
| 3 | Middle French | jaque | — |
| 4 | Middle French | jacques | — |
| 5 | French | jacques | plural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or... |
| 6 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 9 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 10 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via Norwegian Bokmål vind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vind | wind |
| 2 | Danish | vind | crooked, warped; wind; imperative of vinde |
| 3 | Old Norse | vindr | wind; awry; second/third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |