forsta
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To comprehend; understand.
Etymology
Derived from Dutch, Flemish verstaan (understand) derived from Norwegian forstå (understand) derived from Middle Low German vorstân (understand) derived from Old Saxon farstandan (understand) affix 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
- bestand English
- bookstand English
- cabstand English
- cakestand English
- candlestand English
- checkstand English
- coachstand English
- coat stand English
- coatstand English
- counterstand English
- farmstand 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
- misverstaan Dutch, Flemish
- staan Dutch, Flemish
- verstaan Dutch, Flemish
- verstaanbaar Dutch, Flemish
- verstaander Dutch, Flemish
- стенд Russian
- estand Spanish, Castilian
- stand Norwegian Bokmål
- estande Portuguese
- *farstandaną Proto-Germanic
- *frastandaną Proto-Germanic
- スタンド Japanese
- standen Middle English
- սթենդ Armenian
- estandard Cebuano
- verstaen Middle Dutch
- standar Ido
- verstaan Afrikaans
- stanner Norman
- sténer Norman
- vorstân Middle Low German
- vorstān Middle Low German
- farstandan Old Saxon
- standan Old Saxon
- forstå Norwegian
- tan Sranan Tongo
- isitandi South Ndebele
- stand
- astand
- stander
- atstand
- bestand
- 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