Where does “tjuvjaga” come from?

tjuvjaga (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.

tjuvjaga (Swedish): to poach (hunt illegally)

Definitions

  1. to poach (hunt illegally)

Ancestry of “tjuvjaga”, step by step

tjuvjaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jaga

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

via Swedish tjuv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjuvthief
2Old Swedishþiuverthief
3Old Norseþjófrthief
4Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old Saxon jagōn →Every word from Middle Low German jāgen →