Where does “Verständigung” come from?
Verständigung (German) comes from German verständigen, from German verständig, from German Verstand, from German verstehen, from Middle High German verstān, from Old High German firstān, from Proto-Germanic frastāną.
Verständigung (German): comprehension, understanding
Definitions
- comprehension, understanding
Ancestry of “Verständigung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verständigen | To notify, inform, advise; To warn, alert; To... |
| 2 | German | verständig | singular imperative of verständigen; first-person... |
| 3 | German | Verstand | intellect; accord, consensus; sense, particular... |
| 4 | German | verstehen | to understand, comprehend; to know, know how to,... |
| 5 | Middle High German | verstān | — |
| 6 | Old High German | firstān | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frastāną | — |