Where does “staan” come from?
staan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch staan, from Middle Dutch stâen, from Old Dutch stān, from Proto-West Germanic stān, from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
staan (Afrikaans): to stand
Ancestry of “staan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | staan | to stand, to be upright; to be, to be placed or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stâen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stān | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stān | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stāną | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |