Where does “fortjagen” come from?

fortjagen (German) comes from German jāgen, from Middle High German jagen, from Old High German jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.

fortjagen (German): to chase away

Definitions

  1. to chase away

Ancestry of “fortjagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjāgento hunt (game)
2Middle High Germanjagen—
3Old High Germanjagōnto hunt
4Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt
Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old High German jagōn →Every word from Middle High German jagen →