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Where does “jagt” come from?

jagt (Danish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

jagt (Danish): hunting, shooting; hunt, pursuit; Obsolete...

Definitions

  1. hunting, shooting; hunt, pursuit; Obsolete...

Ancestry of “jagt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjachthunt, hunting; yacht
2Middle Dutchjacht—
3Old Dutchjagot—
4Proto-West Germanicjagōþuhunt, hunting; chase, pursuit
5Proto-West Germanic-ōþu—
6Proto-Germanic-ōþuzForms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly...
7Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
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