Where does “jeger” come from?

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

jeger (Norwegian Nynorsk): hunter; chasseur; huntsman, sportsman

Definitions

  1. hunter; chasseur; huntsman, sportsman

Ancestry of “jeger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanjeger—
2Middle Low Germanjāgento hunt, to chase
3Old Saxonjagōnto hunt
4Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt

Words derived from “jeger”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old Saxon jagōn →Every word from Middle Low German jāgen →