Where does “jahimees” come from?
jahimees (Estonian) comes from Estonian jaht, from Middle Low German jacht, from Old Dutch jagot, from Proto-West Germanic jagōþu, from Proto-West Germanic -ōþu, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
jahimees (Estonian): hunter, huntsman
Definitions
- hunter, huntsman
Ancestry of “jahimees”, step by step
jahimees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian jaht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | jaht | hunt; yacht |
| 2 | Middle Low German | jacht | a hunt; a chase, a pursuit; a fast ship |
| 3 | Old Dutch | jagot | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōþu | hunt, hunting; chase, pursuit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōþu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |