An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, J (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Jäger
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Jäger, ‘huntsman, sportsman,’ is the equiv. MidHG. jęger, jęgere, OHG. *jageri (jagâri).