Where does “ferstān” come from?

ferstān (Middle High German) comes from Old High German firstēn, from Proto-Germanic frastāną.

Ancestry of “ferstān”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old High German	firstēn	—
2	Proto-Germanic	frastāną	—

Words derived from “ferstān”

Every word from Proto-Germanic frastāną →

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