Where does “gitsa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gitsa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gitsa”

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