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Jäger

Jäger is a surname from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in German.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Jäger comes from Proto-Indo-European.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyǵʰ-, built from German jagen + -er.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Jäger’s family of names

In German usage, Jäger has a later derivative in JAGR. In German usage, Jäger as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Hunter. In German usage, Jäger as a surname has a related form in Jaeger.

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Jäger has relatives in 5 languages.

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11 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 6

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 5

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See also 3

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