Where does “najagen” come from?

najagen (Dutch) comes from Dutch na, from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trecken, from Old Dutch trecken, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

najagen (Dutch): to pursue

Definitions

  1. to pursue

Ancestry of “najagen”, step by step

najagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnaafter; bar, except; close
2Dutchtrekkento pull, to draw; to manage, to have the strength...
3Middle Dutchtreckento pull or draw to oneself; to go to another...
4Old Dutchtrecken
5Proto-West Germanic*trakkjanto drag
6Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch jagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjagento hunt; to tug; to move quickly
2Middle Dutchjāgento hunt, to chase, to pursue
3Old Dutchjagonto hunt
4Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt
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