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
- hunter; chasseur; huntsman, sportsman
Ancestry of “jeger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | jeger | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | jāgen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | jagōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōn | to hunt |