Where does “get” come from?

Get comes from English geat, from Proto-Germanic getaną, from Latin gagates, from Ancient Greek Γαγάτης, ultimately from Ancient Greek Γάγας.

get (English): To obtain; to acquire; To receive; To have. See...

Definitions

  1. To obtain; to acquire; To receive; To have. See...

Ancestry of “get”, step by step

get traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English git

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgitA silly, incompetent, stupid, annoying, or...
2Middle Englishgetjet, hardened coal; A bead made of jet; A...
3Old Frenchjayet
4LatingagātēsA hard, black asphalt; variety of lignite; jet, jess
5Ancient Greekγαγάτης

via Middle English geten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgetento get
2Old Norsegetato get; to guess
3Proto-Germanicgetanąto attain, acquire, get, receive, hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate

via Hebrew גֵּט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewגֵּט

Words derived from “get

Every word from Ancient Greek γαγάτης