English
get away
get + away
Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- ‘to take, seize’
Proto-Germanic *getaną ‘to find; to acquire, get’
Old Norse geta ‘to get’
Middle English geten ‘to get’
English get
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to bring, transport’
Proto-Germanic *wegaz ‘way’
Old English on weġ ‘on one's way’
Old English āweġ ‘away’
Middle English away
English away
Today it means
verb To move away (from).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / get away