Where does “Jagdleopard” come from?

Jagdleopard (German) comes from German Jagd, from Middle High German jagit, from Old High German jagōd, 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.

Jagdleopard (German): Synonym of Gepard

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Gepard

Ancestry of “Jagdleopard”, step by step

Jagdleopard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Jagd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJagdhunt, hunting
2Middle High Germanjagit
3Old High Germanjagōd
4Proto-West Germanicjagōþuhunt, hunting; chase, pursuit
5Proto-West Germanic-ōþu
6Proto-Germanic-ōþuzForms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly...
7Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via German Leopard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeopardleopard
2LatinLeopardusleopard
3Ancient Greekλεόπαρδοςleopon, lipard; leopard
4Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
5Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic -ōþu
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