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