Where does “Verstehen” come from?

Verstehen (German) comes from Middle High German verstān, from Old High German firstān, from Proto-Germanic frastāną.

Verstehen (German): gerund of verstehen; comprehension

Definitions

  1. gerund of verstehen; comprehension

Ancestry of “Verstehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanverstān—
2Old High Germanfirstān—
3Proto-Germanicfrastāną—

Words derived from “Verstehen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic frastāną →Every word from Old High German firstān →Every word from Middle High German verstān →
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