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Where does “ajojahti” come from?

ajojahti (Finnish) comes from Finnish jahti, from Dutch jacht, from Middle Dutch jacht, from Old Dutch jagot, from Proto-West Germanic jagōþu, from Proto-West Germanic -ōþu, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

ajojahti (Finnish): battue; manhunt; witch-hunt

Definitions

  1. battue; manhunt; witch-hunt

Ancestry of “ajojahti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjahtihunt, chase; yacht
2Dutchjachthunt, hunting; yacht
3Middle Dutchjacht—
4Old Dutchjagot—
5Proto-West Germanicjagōþuhunt, hunting; chase, pursuit
6Proto-West Germanic-ōþu—
7Proto-Germanic-ōþuzForms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly...
8Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
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