Where does “jagen” come from?
jagen (German) comes from Middle High German jagen, from Old High German jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.
Ancestry of “jagen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | jagen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | jagōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōn | to hunt |