Where does “jägare” come from?

jägare (Swedish) comes from Swedish jaga, from Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.

jägare (Swedish): a hunter

Definitions

  1. a hunter

Ancestry of “jägare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjagato hunt; to chase down prey
2Old Norsejaga—
3Middle Low Germanjāgento hunt, to chase
4Old Saxonjagōnto hunt
5Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt

Words derived from “jägare”

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