Etymology

getter

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Today it means: One who, or that which, gets. Full definition →

English get ← Middle English geten ← Old Norse geta
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getter · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰe(n)d-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʰed-eti
  3. Proto-Germanic*getaną
  4. Old Norsegeta
  5. Middle Englishgeten
  6. Englishget
  7. English todaygetter

From get + -er.

getter · verb2

From the noun

Getter · proper noun3

  1. German · derived fromGötter
  2. English todayGetter

Probably an altered spelling of German Götter.

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