Where does “ontstaan” come from?

ontstaan (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ontstaen, from Old Dutch antstān, from Old Dutch stān, from Proto-West Germanic stān, from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

ontstaan (Dutch): to arise, to come into being; start, beginning;...

Definitions

  1. to arise, to come into being; start, beginning;...

Ancestry of “ontstaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchontstaen—
2Old Dutchantstānto begin, to come
3Old DutchstānTo stand
4Proto-West Germanicstānto stand
5Proto-Germanicstānąto stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “ontstaan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stān →