The word "got" is the past tense of the verb "get." It means to obtain, receive, or acquire something. In a more general sense, "got" can also refer to becoming or coming to have a particular state or condition.
The word "got" comes from Old English "gitan," which means "to obtain, reach, or come to." The use of "got" in the past tense can be traced back through Middle English "geten" to the Proto-Germanic root "*gitan," which also carries the meaning of getting or obtaining.