Where does “bestand” come from?
bestand (Dutch) comes from German bestand, from German be-, from German be.
bestand (Dutch): archive, file; file; truce
Definitions
- archive, file; file; truce
Ancestry of “bestand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | bestand | first/third-person singular preterite of bestehen |
| 2 | German | be- | Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies working... |
| 3 | German | be | — |
Words derived from “bestand”