English

Jagdterrier

Jagdterrier comes from German Jagdterrier.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of Jagd ‘hunt, hunting’ + Terrier ‘terrier’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁yoǵʰ-eh₂yé-ti

Proto-Germanic -

Proto-Germanic *jakkōną ‘to hunt’

Proto-West Germanic *jagōn ‘to hunt’

Proto-West Germanic *jagōþu ‘hunt, hunting’

Old High German jagōd

Middle High German jagit

German Jagd ‘hunt, hunting’

Old French chien terrier ‘terrier dog’

German Terrier ‘terrier’

Every English word from German Jagdterrier

noun A type of working terrier, originating in Germany, that is used for hunting quarry both above and underground.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.