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Where does “forstand” come from?

forstand (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German vorstant.

forstand (Norwegian Nynorsk): intellect, mind, reason; meaning, sense

Definitions

  1. intellect, mind, reason; meaning, sense

Ancestry of “forstand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvorstant—
Every word from Middle Low German vorstant →