Etymology

jaagsiekte

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Today it means: pulmonary adenomatosis of sheep or goats Full definition →

Afrikaans jaagsiekte
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The story

  1. Afrikaans · borrowed fromjaagsiekte“chasing sickness”
  2. English todayjaagsiekte

From Afrikaans jaagsiekte (“chasing sickness”), because affected animals appear out of breath.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.