English
yager
Yager comes from German Jäger ‘hunter’, from jagen ‘to hunt (game)’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *jakkōną.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*jakkōną‘to hunt’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*jagōn‘to hunt’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050jagōn‘to hunt’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350jagen
- Germanc. 1650–presentsame form‘to hunt (game)’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentJäger‘hunter’
- Englishearliest quotation 1857yager
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*jakkōną‘to hunt’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*jagōn‘to hunt’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050jagōn‘to hunt’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350jagen
- Germanc. 1650–presentsame form‘to hunt (game)’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentJäger‘hunter’
- Englishearliest quotation 1857yager
Earliest quotation: 1857, ne Reid: “There are fourscore of them; and but that each…”
Linked words
through German Jäger ‘hunter’
Today it means
noun A heavy, muzzle-loading hunting rifle
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *jakkōną / yager