English

stand-alone

From stand + alone.

A compound of stand + alone

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

Old English eall ān

Middle English all oon

Middle English allone

English alone

Today it means

adj Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated; not attached to anything.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / stand-alone