Etymology

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Today it means: Yacht. Full definition →

Norwegian jaght ← Middle Low German jacht
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  1. Middle Low German · derived fromjacht
  2. Norwegian · derived fromjaght
  3. English todayyeaghe

From Norwegian jaght, from Middle Low German jacht, short for jachtschip (“fast pirate vessel”). More at yacht.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.