Where does “przejemca” come from?

przejemca (Polish) comes from Polish przejąć, 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 — heel of the foot; heel.

przejemca (Polish): debt assumer

Definitions

  1. debt assumer

Ancestry of “przejemca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzejąćto take over
2FrenchJAClang
3EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
4Middle EnglishjakkeA padded coat, especially as light armour
5Anglo-Normanjacke
6Middle Frenchjaque
7Middle Frenchjacques
8Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
9LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
10Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
11Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
12HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
13Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ
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