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It's derived from an old French word, “jupe" which was a type of short coat. At some point in time the word in English became “jump" and then eventually “jumper" and became used to describe what we now call a jumper (Sweater).

Before some asks "why sweater?" : It was first applied to a garment the size and shape of a "jumper" but was to make the wearer sweat deliberately as with an athlete. So they were literally a sweater.

Posted By: Old Splat, May 30, 17:52:18