Where does “jæger” come from?

jæger (Danish) comes from Danish jage, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.

jæger (Danish): hunter

Definitions

  1. hunter

Ancestry of “jæger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjageto hunt, shoot; to chase; to drive
2Middle Low Germanjāgento hunt, to chase
3Old Saxonjagōnto hunt
4Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt

Words derived from “jæger”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old Saxon jagōn →Every word from Middle Low German jāgen →