Where does “gjeta” come from?

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

gjeta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to herd, shepherd, tend animals

Definitions

  1. to herd, shepherd, tend animals

Ancestry of “gjeta”, 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 →
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