offstand
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To endure against; stand or ward off; defend against; withstand; resist.
- (transitive) To offset; compensate for; make restitution for.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ofstonden inherited from Old English ofstandan (continue, restore, make restitution, remain, persist) inherited from Proto-Germanic *afstandaną 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
- 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
- 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
- Abstand German
- Atomabstand German
- Bandabstand German
- Bindungsabstand German
- Gehabstand German
- Respektabstand German
- Sicherheitsabstand German
- Stand German
- Zeilenabstand German
- abstehen German
- standen German
- stehen German
- stand Italian
- af Dutch, Flemish
- afstaan Dutch, Flemish
- staan Dutch, Flemish
- стенд Russian
- estand Spanish, Castilian
- avstand Norwegian Bokmål
- stand Norwegian Bokmål
- estande Portuguese
- *afstandaną Proto-Germanic
- avstå Swedish
- stå Swedish
- スタンド Japanese
- avstand Norwegian Nynorsk
- ofstandan Old English
- standan Old English
- ofstonden Middle English
- standen Middle English
- սթենդ Armenian
- estandard Cebuano
- afstaen Middle Dutch
- standar Ido
- stanner Norman
- sténer Norman
- tan Sranan Tongo
- isitandi South Ndebele
- stand
- astand
- forsta
- stander
- atstand
- bestand
- upstand
- standee
- inkstand
- armstand
- hatstand
- standing
- 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