beget

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(Englisch)

(literary, transitive) To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
(literary, transitive) To cause; to produce; to bring forth.
(literary, obsolete, transitive) To get or obtain.
(UK, dialectal, literary, transitive) To happen to; befall.

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/biˈɡɛt/

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch

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In summary

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”).