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

Definitions

  1. chase, pursuit

Ancestry of “יאָג”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishיאָגןchase, hunt, pursue; plural of יאָג
2Old High Germanjagōnto hunt
3Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt
Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old High German jagōn →Every word from Yiddish יאָגן →
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