understandan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to understand
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *understandaną (understand, stand between, stand in the midst) prefix from Old English standan (be valid, stop, occupy a place, stand, exist, remain, be, remain without motion, be upheld, be fixed, stand good, cease to move, not to fall, abide, maintain ones position, consist, take place, remain undisturbed, reside, continue, not yield to pressure, stand still).
Origin
Old English
standan
Gloss
be valid, stop, occupy a place, stand, exist, remain, be, remain without motion, be upheld, be fixed, stand good, cease to move, not to fall, abide, maintain ones position, consist, take place, remain undisturbed, reside, continue, not yield to pressure, stand still
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
止
Emoji
🧍 🧍 🧍♀️ 🧍♂️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- understand English
- inter Latin
- *nter- Proto-Indo-European
- *n̥dʰér Proto-Indo-European
- *n̥tér Proto-Indo-European
- *standaną Proto-Germanic
- *under Proto-Germanic
- *understandaną Proto-Germanic
- astandan Old English
- bestandan Old English
- forestandan Old English
- forstandan Old English
- gestandan Old English
- oferstandan Old English
- ofstandan Old English
- oþstandan Old English
- standan Old English
- under Old English
- under- Old English
- undercuman Old English
- underdōn Old English
- underfōn Old English
- wiþstandan Old English
- ymbstandan Old English
- ætstandan Old English
- standen Middle English
- understanden Middle English
- undir Old Norse
- ontre Galician
- untar Old High German
- 𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍂 Gothic
- under Old Dutch
- undar Old Saxon
- undar- Old Saxon
- under Old Frisian