forstå
Danish
[fʌˈsd̥ɔˀ]
verb
Definitions
- to understand
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German vorstān derived from Proto-Germanic *frastandaną (oppose, understand) prefix from Danish stå (stand).
Origin
Danish
stå
Gloss
stand
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- verstehen English
- missverstehen German
- stehen German
- verstehen German
- verständlich German
- *frastandaną Proto-Germanic
- förstå Swedish
- förståelse Swedish
- missförstå Swedish
- stå Swedish
- forstandan Old English
- bestå Danish
- forestaa Danish
- forståelig Danish
- misforstå Danish
- misforståelse Danish
- opstå Danish
- påstå Danish
- stå Danish
- stådreng Danish
- ståpik Danish
- ståsted Danish
- uforståelig Danish
- verstān Middle High German
- vorstān Middle Low German
- farstandan Old Saxon
- forstanda Old Swedish
- forstonda Old Frisian
- staa Old Danish