English

get-nothing

A lazy person; an idler; a layabout.

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    Origin

    From get + nothing.

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    • partEnglishget “To obtain; to acquire.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishgeten
        • borrowedOld Norsegeta
      • derivedHebrewגֵּט
        • derivedAkkadian𒁍𒁕
    • partEnglishnothing “Not any thing; no thing.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishnothyng
        • inheritedOld Englishnān

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