Where does “yaw” come from?

yaw (English) comes from Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.

yaw (English): The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile...

Definitions

  1. The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile...

Ancestry of “yaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejaga—
2Middle Low Germanjāgento hunt, to chase
3Old Saxonjagōnto hunt
4Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt

Words derived from “yaw”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old Saxon jagōn →Every word from Middle Low German jāgen →