standaną (Proto-Germanic)

Where does "standaną" come from?

The Proto-Germanic verb 'standaną', meaning 'to stand', originates from the Proto-Indo-European root '*steh₂-'[1]. Its formation involved a complex process where an innovated past stem was first established through an extended form of this root[1]. Subsequently, the present tense stem was created by inserting an n infix into this innovated past stem[1].

Open questions

• The specific process that led to the development of the innovated past stem from the Proto-Indo-European root remains unknown. [1]

Full etymology tree

• *standaną (Proto-Germanic), 'to stand'
  • inherited *sth₂-n-t- (Pre-Germanic)
    • derived *stéh₂-t- (Pre-Germanic)
      • inherited *steh₂- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to stand (up)'
    • derived *sth₂-t- (Pre-Germanic)
      • inherited *steh₂- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to stand (up)'

Ancestors

• *steh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)

Descendants and derived words

• 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (Gothic)
• standa (Old Norse)
• *andastandaną (Proto-Germanic)
• *atstandaną (Proto-Germanic)
• *bistandaną (Proto-Germanic)
• *furaistandaną (Proto-Germanic)
• *stassiz (Proto-Germanic)
• *stōdijaną (Proto-Germanic)
• *understandaną (Proto-Germanic)

Sources

1. standaną (Proto-Germanic) - Wiktionary

Updated August 2026

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