Where does “jāgen” come from?

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

jāgen (German): to hunt (game)

Definitions

  1. to hunt (game)

Ancestry of “jāgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanjagen—
2Old High Germanjagōnto hunt
3Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt

Words derived from “jāgen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old High German jagōn →Every word from Middle High German jagen →