Where does “ġietan” come from?

ġietan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic getaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.

Ancestry of “ġietan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	getaną	to attain, acquire, get, receive, hold
2	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰed-	to defecate

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