Where does “yagger” come from?

yagger (English) comes from Dutch Jager, from Middle Dutch jager, from Old Dutch jageri.

yagger (English): A fishing boat used to catch herring

Definitions

  1. A fishing boat used to catch herring

Ancestry of “yagger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchJagerOrion
2Middle Dutchjager—
3Old Dutchjageri—
Every word from Old Dutch jageri →Every word from Middle Dutch jager →Every word from Dutch Jager →