Where does “geradestehen” come from?

geradestehen (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-.

geradestehen (German): to take responsibility

Definitions

  1. to take responsibility

Ancestry of “geradestehen”, step by step

geradestehen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stehen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstehento stand; to be, to appear, to stand; to stay; to...
2Middle High Germanstānto stand
3Old High Germanstānto stand
4Proto-Germanic*stān—
5Proto-Germanicstānąto stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via German gerade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeradeeven; now, at the moment; just, a short while ago
2Middle High Germangerat—
3Old High Germangirat—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →