Proto-West Germanic

*frastandan

‘to understand, oppose’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *frastandan.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *frastandan, most familiar first.

• forstand ← forstanden ← forstandan
• forsta ← verstaan ← vorstân ← farstandan

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *frastandan