Why is the name Jack a nickname for the name John?

Apart from the first letter, the two names Jack and John have nothing in common. John is a name with history stretching back far into Biblical times. However, during medieval times, the name John was altered slightly in the Germanic tongues to Jankin or Jackin. Out of that, we get the nickname Jack.

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