geta

Icelandic

/ˈcɛːta/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (auxiliary verb) to be able
  • (only in elevated speech) to father, to beget

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse geta (get, guess) inherited from Proto-Germanic *getaną (get, acquire) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (seize, take, grasp, hold), *gʰed- (seize, take, grasp, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰed-

Gloss

seize, take, grasp, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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