bestand
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To stand by or near; stand around.
- (transitive) To beset; stand around in hostility; harass.
- (transitive) To surround; encompass.
- (transitive) To serve; be of service to; be ready to serve or aid.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bistanden inherited from Old English bestandan inherited from Proto-Germanic *bistandaną (support, surround) prefix from English stand (an object which supports things).
Origin
English
stand
Gloss
an object which supports things
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- againstand English
- armstand English
- astand English
- atstand English
- bandstand English
- bedstand English
- bookstand English
- cabstand English
- cakestand English
- candlestand English
- checkstand English
- coachstand English
- coat stand English
- coatstand English
- counterstand English
- farmstand English
- forsta English
- forstand English
- gainstand English
- grandstand English
- hallstand English
- handstand English
- hardstand English
- hatstand English
- headstand English
- highstand English
- homestand English
- inkstand English
- kickstand English
- lampstand English
- monostand English
- newsstand English
- nightstand English
- offstand English
- outstand English
- overstand English
- plantstand English
- rickstand English
- stackstand English
- stand English
- stand firm English
- stand-alone English
- standability English
- standage English
- standard English
- standee English
- stander English
- standest English
- standeth English
- standfirst English
- standing English
- standover English
- standpipe English
- standpoint English
- standstill English
- stillstand English
- tailstand English
- tankstand English
- treestand English
- upstand English
- washstand English
- wheelstand English
- withstand English
- standen German
- stand Italian
- стенд Russian
- estand Spanish, Castilian
- *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- stand Norwegian Bokmål
- estande Portuguese
- *bistandaną Proto-Germanic
- スタンド Japanese
- bestandan Old English
- standan Old English
- bistanden Middle English
- standen Middle English
- bestå Danish
- stå Danish
- սթենդ Armenian
- estandard Cebuano
- bistān Old High German
- standar Ido
- stanner Norman
- sténer Norman
- 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- bestān Middle Low German
- tan Sranan Tongo
- isitandi South Ndebele
- stand
- astand
- forsta
- stander
- atstand
- upstand
- standee
- inkstand
- armstand
- hatstand
- standing
- offstand
- standard
- bedstand
- standage
- cabstand
- forstand
- standest
- standeth
- outstand
- hallstand
- gainstand
- newsstand
- cakestand
- kickstand
- coatstand
- headstand
- standover
- highstand
- bandstand
- tailstand
- withstand
- tankstand
- bookstand
- farmstand
- standpipe
- rickstand
- treestand
- monostand
- homestand
- overstand
- lampstand
- handstand
- washstand
- hardstand
- againstand
- standpoint
- stand firm
- grandstand
- coachstand
- standfirst
- checkstand
- stackstand
- standstill
- nightstand
- coat stand
- stillstand
- wheelstand
- plantstand
- candlestand
- stand-alone
- counterstand
- standability