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Where does “przyjąć” come from?

przyjąć (Old Polish) comes from French JAC, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques, from French jacques, from Latin Iacobus — heel of the foot; heel.

Ancestry of “przyjąć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchJAC—
2EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
3Middle Englishjakke—
4Anglo-Normanjacke—
5Middle Frenchjaque—
6Middle Frenchjacques—
7Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
8LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
9Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
10Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
11HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
12Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
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