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

Etymology

From *jagōn +‎ *-ōþu.

Noun

*jagōþu m

1. hunt, hunting
2. chase, pursuit

Inflection

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

• 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