Where does “rozejmować” come from?

rozejmować (Polish) comes from Old Polish rozejmować, from Old Polish rozjąć, 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.

rozejmować (Polish): to reconcile, to bring to agreement; to separate those arguing or fighting; to intervene, to settle

Definitions

  1. to reconcile, to bring to agreement; to separate those arguing or fighting; to intervene, to settle

Ancestry of “rozejmować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishrozejmowaćto postpone, to delay, to put off
2Old Polishrozjąćto postpone, to delay, to put off
3FrenchJAClang
4EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
5Middle EnglishjakkeA padded coat, especially as light armour
6Anglo-Normanjacke
7Middle Frenchjaque
8Middle Frenchjacques
9Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
10LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
11Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
12Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
13HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
14Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ