Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jagōþu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *jagōn +‎ *-ōþu.

Noun edit

*jagōþu m

hunt, hunting
chase, pursuit

Inflection edit

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*jagōþu
Genitive	*jagōþō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*jagōþu	jagōþiwi, jagōþō
Accusative	*jagōþu	*jagōþū
Genitive	*jagōþō	*jagōþiwō
Dative	jagōþiwi, jagōþō	*jagōþum
Instrumental	*jagōþu	*jagōþum

Descendants edit

Old Frisian: *jagoth, *jacht
- Saterland Frisian: Jaacht
- West Frisian: jacht
Old Saxon: *jagōt
- Middle Low German: jacht, jâget
  - German Low German: Jaggt
  - Plautdietsch: Jacht
  - → Danish: jagt
  - → Faroese: jakt
  - → Kashubian: jachta
  - → Latvian: jakts
  - → Norwegian: jakt
  - → Swedish: jakt
Old Dutch: *jagōt
- Middle Dutch: jaget, jacht
  - Dutch: jacht
    - Afrikaans: jag
    - Negerhollands: jaak, jak
  - Limburgish: jach
Old High German: jagōd
- Middle High German: jagât, jaget, jagit
  - German: Jagd