Where does “avastan” come from?

avastan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stān, from Proto-West Germanic stān, from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

avastan (Old Dutch): to separate oneself from, to leave

Definitions

  1. to separate oneself from, to leave

Ancestry of “avastan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old DutchstānTo stand
2Proto-West Germanicstānto stand
3Proto-Germanicstānąto stand
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stān →