Where does “zajmanie” come from?

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

zajmanie (Polish): delusion; stubbornness

Definitions

  1. delusion; stubbornness

Ancestry of “zajmanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzajmaćto drive animals
2Polishzająćto occupy, to take up
3Old Polishzająćto seize
4FrenchJAClang
5EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
6Middle EnglishjakkeA padded coat, especially as light armour
7Anglo-Normanjacke
8Middle Frenchjaque
9Middle Frenchjacques
10Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
11LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
12Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
13Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
14HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
15Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ