köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyǵʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *jakkōną Proto-West Germanic *jagōn Old High German jagōn Middle High German jagen German jagen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old High German -āri German -er German Jägerbor. Polish jegier Borrowed from German Jäger.