gjäta

Westrobothnian

verb

Definitions

To say, tell, mention.
To have to, must, be compelled to.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse geta (get, guess) inherited from Proto-Germanic *getaną (get, acquire).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*getaną

Gloss

get, acquire

Concept

Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*gʰed- Proto-Indo-European
*getaną Proto-Germanic
*gitisōną Proto-Germanic
gitta Swedish
gietan Old English
geten Middle English
geta Old Norse
gide Danish
geta Icelandic
gita Faroese
gæta Old Swedish
getæ Old Danish
gida Scanian
gæda Scanian