Where does “get” come from?

get (Yola) comes from Middle English geten, from Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic getaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.

get (Yola): to get

Definitions

  1. to get

Ancestry of “get”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgetento get
2Old Norsegetato get; to guess
3Proto-Germanicgetanąto attain, acquire, get, receive, hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic getaną →Every word from Old Norse geta →