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”

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