Where does “offstanding” come from?

offstanding (English) comes from English off, from Middle English of, from Old English of, from Old English æf, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

offstanding (English): Standing off; standing or situated at a distance;...

Definitions

  1. Standing off; standing or situated at a distance;...

Ancestry of “offstanding”, step by step

offstanding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English off

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoffIn a direction away from the speaker or object;...
2Middle Englishofof; off; until
3Old Englishofof, from, off, out of
4Old Englishæfof
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via English standing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstandingpresent participle of stand; Erect, not cut down;...
2Middle Englishstandynge—
3Old Englishstandende—
4Proto-Germanicstandandzstanding
5Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old English æf →