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

hunt, hunting
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

Derived terms

*jagōþōn
- Old Saxon: *jagōtōn
  - Middle Low German: jachten
    - → Danish: jagte
    - → Gutnish: jakte, jakt', jakta
    - → Norwegian:
      Norwegian Bokmål: jakte
      
      Norwegian Nynorsk: jakta
- Old Dutch:
  - Middle Dutch: jachtern
    - Dutch: jachtern

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