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Where does “jees” come from?

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

jees (Luxembourgish): second-person singular present indicative of joen

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present indicative of joen

Ancestry of “jees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishjoento hunt; to chase, to pursue
2Middle High Germanjagen—
3Old High Germanjagōn—
4Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt
Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →