Where does “bestean” come from?

bestean (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian stean, from Old Frisian stān, from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

bestean (West Frisian): to exist

Definitions

  1. to exist

Ancestry of “bestean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiansteanto stand
2Old Frisianstān—
3Proto-Germanicstānąto stand
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stāną →Every word from Old Frisian stān →