Where does “entstehen” come from?
entstehen (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-.
entstehen (German): to come into being; to arise; to develop
Definitions
- to come into being; to arise; to develop
Ancestry of “entstehen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | stehen | to stand; to be, to appear, to stand; to stay; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | stān | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stān | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *stān | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stāną | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “entstehen”