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Where does “przyjemny” come from?

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

przyjemny (Polish): pleasant

Definitions

  1. pleasant

Ancestry of “przyjemny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzyjąć—
2Old Polishprzyjąć—
3FrenchJAC—
4EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
5Middle Englishjakke—
6Anglo-Normanjacke—
7Middle Frenchjaque—
8Middle Frenchjacques—
9Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
10LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
11Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
12Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
13HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
14Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

Words derived from “przyjemny”

  • przyjemność
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