Where does “ystan” come from?

ystan (Old English) comes from Old English yst, from Proto-West Germanic unsti, from Proto-Germanic undiz, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

ystan (Old English): to storm, be stormy, rage

Definitions

  1. to storm, be stormy, rage

Ancestry of “ystan”, step by step

ystan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English yst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishyststorm, tempest, whirlwind, hurricane; storm...
2Proto-West Germanicunstifavour; affection; storm
3Proto-Germanicundizfavour; affection
4Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

via Old English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
2Proto-West Germanicainone
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic undiz →