Where does “forstandan” come from?

forstandan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *frastandan.

forstandan (Old English): to stand for, defend; shield, help, benefit; to...

Definitions

  1. to stand for, defend; shield, help, benefit; to...

Ancestry of “forstandan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*frastandan—

Words derived from “forstandan”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *frastandan →