An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Jacke

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Jacht

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, J
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Jacke

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Jacke.

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2521423An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, J — JackeJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Jacke, feminine, ‘jacket,’ first occurs in early Modern High German (15th century), formed from the equivalent French jaque, whence also English jacket; the derivation of French jaque (Italian giaco) from Teutonic is quite uncertain.