Where does “bevorstehen” come from?
bevorstehen (German) comes from German stehen, from Middle High German stān, from Old High German stān, from Proto-Germanic *stān, from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
bevorstehen (German): To be imminent; To approach; To impend
Definitions
- To be imminent; To approach; To impend
Ancestry of “bevorstehen”, step by step
bevorstehen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German stehen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stehen | to stand; to be, to appear, to stand; to stay; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | stān | to stand |
| 3 | Old High German | stān | to stand |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *stān | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stāną | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via German bevor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bevor | before |