Where does “farstān” come from?
farstān (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stān, from Proto-West Germanic stān, from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
farstān (Old Dutch): to understand
Ancestry of “farstān”, step by step
farstān traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch stān
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | stān | To stand |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | stān | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stāną | to stand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Proto-Germanic fura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | fura | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pero- | forward, beyond, around |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πηρός | maimed, disabled in a limb, invalid |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
Words derived from “farstān”