Where does “יאָגן” come from?

יאָגן (Yiddish) comes from Old High German jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.

יאָגן (Yiddish): chase, hunt, pursue; plural of יאָג

Definitions

  1. chase, hunt, pursue; plural of יאָג

Ancestry of “יאָגן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanjagōnto hunt
2Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt

Words derived from “יאָגן”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old High German jagōn →