Where does “standen” come from?

standen (Middle English) comes from Old English standan, from Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

standen (Middle English): to stand

Definitions

  1. to stand

Ancestry of “standen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstandanto stand
2Proto-West Germanic*standanto stand
3Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *standan →