Where does “ofstonden” come from?
ofstonden (Middle English) comes from Old English ofstandan, from Old English standan, from Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “ofstonden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ofstandan | to stop in place, remain, persist, continue; keep... |
| 2 | Old English | standan | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *standan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | standaną | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “ofstonden”