Where does “verstaan” come from?
verstaan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch verstaan, from Middle Dutch verstaen, from Middle Dutch ver-, from Middle Dutch er-, from Old Dutch ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
verstaan (Afrikaans): to understand
Ancestry of “verstaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | verstaan | to understand , to hear clearly; to understand ,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | verstaen | to be responsible for; to understand; to hear |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ver- | Forms verbs indicating change away from a state;... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | er- | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | ur- | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |