Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jagōþuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *jagōną +‎ *-ōþuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑ.ɣɔː.θuz/

Noun

*jagōþuz m

1. hunt, hunting
2. chase, pursuit

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *jagoth, *jacht
  • Saterland Frisian: Jaacht
  • West Frisian: jacht
• Old Saxon: *jagōt
  • Middle Low German: jāget, jacht
    • German Low German: Jaggt
    • Plautdietsch: Jacht
    • → Faroese: jakt
    • → Norwegian: jakt
    • → Swedish: jakt
    • → Danish: jagt
• Old Dutch: *jagōt
  • Middle Dutch: jaget, jacht
    • Dutch: jacht (> jaghtschip, jageschip, jacht (yacht))
      • Afrikaans: jag
      • → English: yacht
        • → Faroese: jakt
        • → Norwegian: yacht
        • → Swedish: yacht
        • → Danish: yacht
      • → German: Jacht, Yacht (yacht)
    • Limburgish: jach
• Old High German: jagōd
  • Middle High German: jagāt, jaget, jagit
    • German: Jagd