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

Definitions

  1. to hunt

Ancestry of “yag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjagento hunt; to tug; to move quickly
2Middle Dutchjāgento hunt, to chase, to pursue
3Old Dutchjagonto hunt
4Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt
Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old Dutch jagon →Every word from Middle Dutch jāgen →