forstand
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To stand against; stand in front of so as to bar the way; block; oppose; withstand.
- (transitive) To understand; comprehend.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forstanden inherited from Old English forstandan (defend, understand, avail, hinder, benefit, oppose, protect, prevent, help, signify, resist, withstand, be equal to) inherited from Proto-Germanic *frastandaną (oppose, 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
- forsta 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
- verstehen English
- washstand English
- wheelstand English
- withstand English
- missverstehen German
- standen German
- stehen German
- verstehen German
- verständlich German
- stand Italian
- misverstaan Dutch, Flemish
- staan Dutch, Flemish
- verstaan Dutch, Flemish
- verstaanbaar Dutch, Flemish
- verstaander Dutch, Flemish
- стенд Russian
- estand Spanish, Castilian
- forstå Norwegian Bokmål
- forståelig Norwegian Bokmål
- forståelse Norwegian Bokmål
- misforstå Norwegian Bokmål
- stand Norwegian Bokmål
- estande Portuguese
- *frastandaną Proto-Germanic
- förstå Swedish
- förståelse Swedish
- missförstå Swedish
- stå Swedish
- スタンド Japanese
- forstandan Old English
- standan Old English
- forstanden Middle English
- standen Middle English
- սթենդ Armenian
- estandard Cebuano
- verstaen Middle Dutch
- standar Ido
- verstaan Afrikaans
- stanner Norman
- sténer Norman
- verstān Middle High German
- vorstan Middle Low German
- vorstān Middle Low German
- farstandan Old Saxon
- forstanda Old Swedish
- forstand Scots
- forstonda Old Frisian
- ferstounde Saterland Frisian
- misferstounde Saterland Frisian
- stounde Saterland Frisian
- forstå Norwegian
- tan Sranan Tongo
- isitandi South Ndebele
- stand
- astand
- forsta
- stander
- atstand
- bestand
- upstand
- standee
- standage
- cabstand
- inkstand
- armstand
- hatstand
- standest
- standing
- offstand
- standeth
- outstand
- standard
- bedstand
- bandstand
- hallstand
- gainstand
- tailstand
- withstand
- tankstand
- verstehen
- newsstand
- bookstand
- farmstand
- cakestand
- standpipe
- rickstand
- treestand
- kickstand
- monostand
- homestand
- coatstand
- overstand
- lampstand
- headstand
- handstand
- standover
- washstand
- highstand
- hardstand
- againstand
- standpoint
- standstill
- stand firm
- grandstand
- coachstand
- nightstand
- coat stand
- stillstand
- standfirst
- checkstand
- wheelstand
- stackstand
- plantstand
- stand-alone
- candlestand
- counterstand
- standability