English word get comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) χανδάνω, Proto-Indo-European *ed-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti (To eat.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| χανδάνω | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| *ed- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *gʰed- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *h₁édti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To eat. |
| *getaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To attain, acquire, get, receive, hold. |
| *atjaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To cause/allow to eat. To pasture; graze. |
| geta | Old Norse (non) | |
| *etunaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A giant. An overeater, glutton. |
| eoten | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Giant, monster. |
| geten | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| get | English (en) | (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.. (copulative) To become.. (euphemism) To kill.. (imperative, informal) Go away; get lost.. (imperative, informal) Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.. (informal) To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.. (intransitive) To begin (doing something).. (intransitive, [...] |
