Where does “jager” come from?

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

jager (Danish): A destroyer, a larger warship with guided missile armament

Definitions

  1. A destroyer, a larger warship with guided missile armament

Ancestry of “jager”, step by step

jager traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish jage

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

via Dutch Jager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchJagerOrion
2Middle Dutchjager—
3Old Dutchjageri—

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old Saxon jagōn →Every word from Middle Low German jāgen →