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Where does “jagge” come from?

jagge (Middle English) comes from Middle English jaggen — to pierce, prod, stir up, arouse.

Ancestry of “jagge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishjaggento pierce, prod, stir up, arouse

Words derived from “jagge”

  • Jagger
  • jag
  • jagger
  • Jaggeresque
  • jagless
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