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Aufstand, Unterstand, Verstand, Umstand. In german we have some of those -stand words.
by jhoechtl 1y ago
Aufstand, Unterstand, Verstand, Umstand.
In german we have some of those -stand words.
- usr1106 1y agoAbstand, Widerstand, Vorstand, Mittelstand, probably the list can be continued. Some seem to have an obvious explanation, for other it feels long-sought and more obscure. I would not over-interpret words.
- FlyingSnake 1y agoVerstanden!
- WalterBright 1y agoWiederstand - resistor https://generalatomic.com/teil1/index.html https://generalatomic.com/teil1/index.html
- WA 1y ago*Widerstand Wider = gegen (against) Wieder = noch einmal (again) Kinda important to get the spelling right in context of "Gegenstand"
- WalterBright 1y agoThanks for the correction
- usr1106 1y agoWiderstand can be the resistor (an object) or resistance, protest, opposition (not an object).
- n4r9 1y agoIn English I guess we have understand and withstand. And used to have words like counterstand and overstand. While thinking about this I had a curious thought that maybe the word "against" derives not just from "agegn" but from a two word phrase "agegn standan". Google is not helpful. Claude AI suggests that the "st" ending actually developed later, likely through analogy with other prepositions ending in "-st" like "amongst" and "whilst."