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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/getaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gʰe(n)d- (to take, seize). Cognate with Latin prehendō (snatch, seize), Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, hold, contain). The original meaning appears to have been "to seize an opportunity" or "to find a way".[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*getaną

  1. to find or make a way
  2. to attain, acquire, get, receive, hold

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*getan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 176