Where does “getan” come from?

getan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic getaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.

getan (Proto-West Germanic): to get, to acquire

Definitions

  1. to get, to acquire

Ancestry of “getan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “getan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- →