beget

Pronunciation: /biˈɡɛt/

The English word “beget” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
To cause; to produce; to bring forth.
To get or obtain.
To happen to; befall.

Etymology

From Middle English begeten [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Old English beġietan (“to get”), from Proto-Germanic *bigetaną (“to find, seize”), equivalent to be- + get. Cognate with Old Saxon bigetan (“to find, seize”), Old High German bigezan (“to gain, achieve, win, procure”).

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