Where does “雅司” come from?

雅司 (Chinese) comes from English yaws, from English yaw, from Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.

雅司 (Chinese): yaws

Definitions

  1. yaws

Ancestry of “雅司”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyawsA contagious tropical disease, caused by the...
2EnglishyawThe rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile...
3Old Norsejaga—
4Middle Low Germanjāgento hunt, to chase
5Old Saxonjagōnto hunt
6Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt
Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old Saxon jagōn →Every word from Middle Low German jāgen →