English
againstand
Againstand comes from Old English āġēnstandan ‘to stand against’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150āġēnstandan‘to stand against’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500aȝeinstanden
- Englishtodayagainstand
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150āġēnstandan‘to stand against’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500aȝeinstanden
- Englishtodayagainstand
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
Proto-Germanic *standaną ‘to stand’
Proto-West Germanic *standan ‘to stand’
Old English standan ‘to stand’
Middle English stonden ‘to stand’
English stand
Every English word from Old English āġēnstandan
Today it means
verb To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English āġēnstandan / againstand