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
- singular imperative of verständigen; first-person...
Ancestry of “verständig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Verstand | intellect; accord, consensus; sense, particular... |
| 2 | German | verstehen | to understand, comprehend; to know, know how to,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | verstān | — |
| 4 | Old High German | firstān | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frastāną | — |
Words derived from “verständig”