Where does “getse” come from?

getse (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse getsa, from Proto-Germanic gitisōną, from Proto-Germanic getaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.

Ancestry of “getse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegetsa—
2Proto-Germanicgitisōnąto guess
3Proto-Germanicgetanąto attain, acquire, get, receive, hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate

Words derived from “getse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic getaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gitisōną →