Where does “gitæ” come from?

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

gitæ (Old Danish): to be able

Definitions

  1. to be able

Ancestry of “gitæ”, 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 getanąEvery word from Old Norse geta