Where does “yaws” come from?
yaws (English) comes from English yaw, from Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.
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Ancestry of “yaws”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | yaw | The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile... |
| 2 | Old Norse | jaga | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | jāgen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | jagōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōn | to hunt |
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