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Where does “astan” come from?

astan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon astandan, from Old Saxon ā-, from Old Saxon ar-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

astan (Old Saxon): Alternative form of astandan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of astandan

Ancestry of “astan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonastandanto stand up, rise
2Old Saxonā-—
3Old Saxonar-—
4Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →