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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
YACHT.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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YACHT,
a swift pleasure-boat. (Du.) Pron. yot. In
Phillips, ed. 1706; also in Blount's Gloss., ed. 1674, where it is badly spelt yatcht;
Bailey has yatch.—Du. jagt, formerly spelt jacht; 'een
Iacht, ofte [or] See-roovers Schip, a pinace, or a pirate's ship,'
Hexham. 'Jagt, a yacht;' Sewel. Named from its
speed.—Du. jagten (formerly jachten), to speed, to hunt; jagt
(formerly jacht), a hunting—Du. jagen, 'to hunt or to chase
deere, hares, &c.;' Hexham. + G. jagen, to hunt; prob. allied to G. jähe,
O. H. G. gáhi, quick, sudden, rash, and so to G. gehen, to go, Du.
gaan,
formerly gaen (Hexham), to go. See Gay and
Go. Der.
yacht-er, yacht-ing. [†]
ADDENDA
It first occurs (probably)
in Evelyn's Diary, Oct. 1, 1661. See Davies, Supp. Glossary.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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