English
stand
Stand comes from Middle English stonden ‘to stand’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*standaną‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*standan‘to stand’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150standan‘to stand’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500stonden‘to stand’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1591–1592stand
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*standaną‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*standan‘to stand’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150standan‘to stand’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500stonden‘to stand’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1591–1592stand
Earliest quotation: c. 1591–1592, William Shakespeare, The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]: “many an orphan’s water-standing eye”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
system, state, post, rest, stay, constitution, consistent, contest, distance, assist, stadium, establishment, establish, destination, testimony, stem, destiny, stable, instance, resist, stability, insist, persistent, consist, substance, instant, prostitution, static, distant, stud, prostitute, persist, stationary, substitution, stool, armistice, attest, subsistence, steadfast, stamina, 157 more
through Proto-Germanic *standaną ‘to stand’
Another origin of stand
- Frankishc. 250–700*standanuncertain
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150same form‘to stand’uncertain
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500standeuncertain
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500stand
- Englishtodaysame form
Forms with -o- may show influence of stonden (“stand”, verb).
Today it means
verb To position or be positioned physically: To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / stand