FromMiddle Englishforstanden, fromOld Englishforstandan(“to defend, help, protect, withstand, prevent, hinder, resist, oppose, benefit, avail, understand, signify, be equal to”), fromProto-West Germanic*frastandan(“to understand, oppose”), equivalent tofor- +stand. Cognate withWest Frisianferstean(“to understand”),Saterland Frisianferstounde(“to understand”),Dutchverstaan(“to understand”),Germanverstehen(“to understand”). Compare alsoNorwegian Bokmålforstå(“to comprehend, understand”),Swedishförstå(“to comprehend, understand”).
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forstand (third-person singular simple presentforstands,present participleforstanding,simple past and past participleforstood)
A verbal noun offorstå(“to understand”), equivalent tofor-(“for-”) +stand(“standing”). FromMiddle Low Germanvorstant, cognate withGermanVerstand.
forstand c (singular definiteforstanden,not used in plural form)
| common gender | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | forstand | forstanden |
| genitive | forstands | forstandens |
FromMiddle Low Germanvorstant, related toforstå; compare withGermanVerstand.
forstand m (definite singularforstanden,uncountable)
FromMiddle Low Germanvorstant, related toforstå.
forstand m (definite singularforstanden,uncountable)
FromMiddle Englishforstanden, fromOld Englishforstandan(“to defend, understand”), fromProto-West Germanic*frastandan(“to understand, oppose”), equivalent tofor- +stand.
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