Where does “פֿאַרשטיין” come from?

פֿאַרשטיין (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German verstān, from Old High German firstān, from Proto-Germanic frastāną.

פֿאַרשטיין (Yiddish): to understand, to comprehend

Definitions

  1. to understand, to comprehend

Ancestry of “פֿאַרשטיין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanverstān—
2Old High Germanfirstān—
3Proto-Germanicfrastāną—

Words derived from “פֿאַרשטיין”

Every word from Proto-Germanic frastāną →Every word from Old High German firstān →Every word from Middle High German verstān →