Where does “offstand” come from?
offstand (English) comes from Middle English ofstonden, from Old English ofstandan, from Old English standan, from Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
offstand (English): To endure against; stand or ward off; defend...
Definitions
- To endure against; stand or ward off; defend...
Ancestry of “offstand”, step by step