Where does “geta” come from?

geta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic getaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.

geta (Icelandic): to be able; to father, to beget; ability

Definitions

  1. to be able; to father, to beget; ability

Ancestry of “geta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegetato get; to guess
2Proto-Germanicgetanąto attain, acquire, get, receive, hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic getaną →Every word from Old Norse geta →