Middle Low German edit

Etymology edit

vor- +‎ stan. Cognate with German verstehen.

Pronunciation edit

  • (originally) IPA(key): /ˌfɔrˈstɒːn/

Verb edit

vorstan

  1. to understand

Descendants edit

  • Danish: forstå
  • English: forsta
  • Swedish: förstå
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: forstå