Where does “verständig” come from?

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

verständig (German): singular imperative of verständigen; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of verständigen; first-person...

Ancestry of “verständig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerstandintellect; accord, consensus; sense, particular...
2Germanverstehento understand, comprehend; to know, know how to,...
3Middle High Germanverstān—
4Old High Germanfirstān—
5Proto-Germanicfrastāną—

Words derived from “verständig”

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