Where does “hetsjakt” come from?

hetsjakt (Swedish) comes from Swedish jäkt, from Old Swedish iäkt, from Middle Low German jacht, from Old Dutch jagot, from Proto-West Germanic jagōþu, from Proto-West Germanic -ōþu, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

hetsjakt (Swedish): coursing (hunting technique with dogs)

Definitions

  1. coursing (hunting technique with dogs)

Ancestry of “hetsjakt”, step by step

hetsjakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jäkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjäkthurry; stress
2Old Swedishiäkt
3Middle Low Germanjachta hunt; a chase, a pursuit; a fast ship
4Old Dutchjagot
5Proto-West Germanicjagōþuhunt, hunting; chase, pursuit
6Proto-West Germanic-ōþu
7Proto-Germanic-ōþuzForms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly...
8Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Swedish hetsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhetsaset on, sic
2Middle Low Germanhitzen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic -ōþu
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