Where does “got” come from?

got (Catalan) comes from Latin Gothus, from Ancient Greek Γότθος, from Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰, from Proto-Germanic gutô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

got (Catalan): glass; Goth

Definitions

  1. glass; Goth

Ancestry of “got”, step by step

got traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Gothus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGothusa Goth
2Ancient GreekΓότθοςa Goth
3Gothic𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰a Goth
4Proto-Germanicgutôa Goth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

via Vulgar Latin gottus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingottus—
2LatinguttusAlternative form of gutus

Words derived from “got”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gutô →