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Where does “jage” come from?

jage (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German jagen, from Old High German jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.

jage (Alemannic German): to hunt; to be in heat

Definitions

  1. to hunt; to be in heat

Ancestry of “jage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanjagen—
2Old High Germanjagōn—
3Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt
Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →