Where does “yag” come from?
yag (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch jagen, from Middle Dutch jāgen, from Old Dutch jagon, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.
yag (Papiamentu): to hunt
Ancestry of “yag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jagen | to hunt; to tug; to move quickly |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | jāgen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | jagon | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōn | to hunt |