Where does “getas” come from?

getas (English) comes from English geta, from Japanese 下駄, from Japanese 下, from Middle Chinese 下.

getas (English): plural of geta

Definitions

  1. plural of geta

Ancestry of “getas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgetaA Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with...
2Japanese下駄geta: a kind of wooden clog with at least one,...
3Japanese下the below; the lower portion, end; low in degree...
4Middle Chinese下—
Every word from Middle Chinese 下 →Every word from Japanese 下 →Every word from Japanese 下駄 →