get

Where does the word "get" come from? It comes from Old Norse geta, and was adopted directly into English (1200s).

Get’s story begins in Old Norse: geta meant “to obtain, to reach.” English 'forget' uses the same root. It reached English by 1200s as get. Settled as the standard English word for obtaining or receiving something. Today, get means to come to possess, receive, or obtain something.

1. Stage 1 · Old Norse · medieval geta "to obtain, to reach", English 'forget' uses the same root.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1200s get "to come to have or receive something", settled as the standard English word for obtaining or receiving something.