Etymology

Jackson

Jack·son
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Today it means: A U.S. 20-dollar banknote USD (from the portrait of President Andrew Jackson on the bill). Full definition →

Middle English sone ← Old English sunu ← Proto-West Germanic *sunu
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  1. Biblical Hebrewעָקַב
  2. Biblical Hebrewיַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)
  3. Ancient GreekἸακώβ (Iakṓb)
  4. Ancient GreekἸάκωβος (Iákōbos)
  5. LatinIācōbusslbor.?
  6. FrenchJacques
  7. Middle EnglishJackin
  8. EnglishJack
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sew-?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sewH-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*suHnús
  12. Proto-Germanic*sunuz
  13. Proto-West Germanic*sunu
  14. Old Englishsunu
  15. Middle Englishsone
  16. English todayJackson

From Jack + -son.

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