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Where does “geta” come from?

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

geta (Old Norse): to get; to guess

Definitions

  1. to get; to guess

Ancestry of “geta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgetanąto attain, acquire, get, receive, hold
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate

Words derived from “geta”

  • get
  • getting
  • getaway
  • getter
  • getup
  • gett
  • getteth
  • gettest
  • reget
  • gettable
  • unget
  • ungettable
  • placegetter
  • get-go
  • get away
  • get the point
  • ゲット
  • gitta
  • gide
  • geten
  • geta
  • get
  • gyte
  • gæta
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