Got
/ɡɒt/noun
The past tense of 'get', meaning to obtain or receive.
Did you know?In Old English, 'geat' meant 'to obtain', which connects deeply to themes of possession and legacy in ancient cultures.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʰet-
“to seize, to take”
Old English
Old English
gietan
“to obtain, to reach, to get”
Middle English
Middle English
geten
“to obtain, to catch”
15th Century
English
gotten
“to have received, to have acquired”
Modern English
English
got
“the past tense form of obtain, commonly used in informal speech.”