Where does “understandan” come from?
understandan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic understandaną, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
understandan (Old English): to understand
Definitions
- to understand
Ancestry of “understandan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | understandaną | to stand between, stand in the midst, understand |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
Words derived from “understandan”
- understand
- understanding
- misunderstanding
- misunderstand
- understandingly
- understandability
- understandeth
- understandest
- preunderstanding
- understander
- nonunderstanding
- inunderstanding
- misunderstandable
- ununderstanding
- misunderstandingly
- understandingness
- metaunderstanding
- reunderstand
- misunderstander
- understanden
- understonden
- innerstanding
- understhoane
- underdig