Where does “getæ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “getæ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “getæ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic getaną →Every word from Old Norse geta →