Where does “forstanden” come from?

forstanden (Middle English) comes from Old English forstandan, from Proto-Germanic *frastandan.

Ancestry of “forstanden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforstandanto stand for, defend; shield, help, benefit; to...
2Proto-Germanic*frastandan—

Words derived from “forstanden”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *frastandan →Every word from Old English forstandan →