Where does “jacht” come from?
jacht (Dutch) comes 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.
jacht (Dutch): hunt, hunting; yacht
Definitions
- hunt, hunting; yacht
Ancestry of “jacht”, step by step
jacht traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch jacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | jacht | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | jagot | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōþu | hunt, hunting; chase, pursuit |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōþu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch jachtschip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jachtschip | a yacht light, fast vessel, in particular a sailing yacht |