Where does “tjuvjakt” come from?

tjuvjakt (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.

tjuvjakt (Swedish): poaching (illegal hunting)

Definitions

  1. poaching (illegal hunting)

Ancestry of “tjuvjakt”, step by step

tjuvjakt 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 tjuv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjuvthief
2Old Swedishþiuverthief
3Old Norseþjófrthief
4Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic -ōþu