Where does “Jott” come from?
Jott (Central Franconian) comes from English yacht, from Dutch jacht, from Middle Dutch jacht, from Old Dutch jagot, from Proto-West Germanic jagōþu, from Proto-West Germanic -ōþu, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Jott (Central Franconian): god
Definitions
- god
Ancestry of “Jott”, step by step
Jott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English yacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yacht | A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips... |
| 2 | Dutch | jacht | hunt, hunting; yacht |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | jacht | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | jagot | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōþu | hunt, hunting; chase, pursuit |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōþu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Middle High German got
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | got | god; deity |
| 2 | Old High German | got | god |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |