English
inkstand
From ink + stand.
Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον ‘burned-in’
Latin encaustum ‘purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign…’
Old French enque
Middle English ynke
English ink
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
Today it means
noun A small tray containing pens and an inkwell; (by extension) a pot for holding ink, inkpot, inkwell.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / inkstand