farstan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From far- +‎ stān.

Verb

farstān

1. to understand

Inflection

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Descendants

• Middle Dutch: verstâen
  • Dutch: verstaan
    • Afrikaans: verstaan
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: frustan, furstan
    • Jersey Dutch: verstâne
    • Negerhollands: verstaan, fostó, fóstán, verstaen
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: forstan, forestan
    • → Sranan Tongo: ferstan, frustan (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• “farstān”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012