Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jagōþu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *jagōn +‎ *-þu.

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

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