Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “get” come from?

get (Middle English) comes from Old French jayet, from Latin gagātēs, from Ancient Greek γαγάτης.

get (Middle English): jet, hardened coal; A bead made of jet; A...

Definitions

  1. jet, hardened coal; A bead made of jet; A...

Ancestry of “get”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjayet—
2Latingagātēs—
3Ancient Greekγαγάτης—

Words derived from “get”

  • git
  • git-go
  • gete
  • geet
Every word from Ancient Greek γαγάτης →