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Where does “standing” come from?

standing (French) comes from English standing, from Middle English standynge, from Old English standende, from Proto-Germanic standandz, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

standing (French): standing, status; Level of quality or comfort,...

Definitions

  1. standing, status; Level of quality or comfort,...

Ancestry of “standing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstandingpresent participle of stand; Erect, not cut down;...
2Middle Englishstandynge—
3Old Englishstandende—
4Proto-Germanicstandandzstanding
5Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
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