Where does “jagen” come from?

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

jagen (Low German): to hunt

Definitions

  1. to hunt

Ancestry of “jagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanjāgento hunt, to chase
2Old Saxonjagōnto hunt
3Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt
Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old Saxon jagōn →Every word from Middle Low German jāgen →