English

Getter

Getter may come from German Gott ‘god’.

Germanc. 1650–presentGottas Götter‘god’uncertain
EnglishtodayGetter

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Germanc. 1650–presentGottas Götter‘god’uncertain
EnglishtodayGetter

The story

Probably an altered spelling of German Götter.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- ‘to pour’

chemist, futile, gust, futility, gush, ingot, geyser, 23 more

through Proto-West Germanic *god ‘god, deity’

god, giddy, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Gott / Getter

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