Where does “יאָג” come from?
יאָג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish יאָגן, from Old High German jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.
יאָג (Yiddish): chase, pursuit
Ancestry of “יאָג”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | יאָגן | chase, hunt, pursue; plural of יאָג |
| 2 | Old High German | jagōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōn | to hunt |