Where does “Kaninchenjagd” come from?
Kaninchenjagd (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.
Kaninchenjagd (German): rabbiting, rabbit hunt
Definitions
- rabbiting, rabbit hunt
Ancestry of “Kaninchenjagd”, step by step
Kaninchenjagd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Jagd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Jagd | hunt, hunting |
| 2 | Middle High German | jagit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | jagōd | — |
| 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 |