Where does “jeet” come from?

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

jeet (Luxembourgish): third-person singular present indicative of joen

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of joen

Ancestry of “jeet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishjoento hunt; to chase, to pursue
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 →