Where does “jagen” come from?

jagen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch jāgen, from Old Dutch jagon, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.

jagen (Dutch): to hunt; to tug; to move quickly

Definitions

  1. to hunt; to tug; to move quickly

Ancestry of “jagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchjāgento hunt, to chase, to pursue
2Old Dutchjagonto hunt
3Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt

Words derived from “jagen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →