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Where does “stand” come from?

stand (Danish) comes from Danish stande, from Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stand (Danish): position, social status, station; class, rank;...

Definitions

  1. position, social status, station; class, rank;...

Ancestry of “stand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstandeto stand, be; indefinite plural of stand
2Old Norsestandato stand
3Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →