astand

Meaning

Verb

• To arise; rise up.
• To come to a standstill; stop; arrive.
• To remain standing; continue; abide; persist; onstand.
• To withstand; atstand.

Related

Similar words

• resist, survive

Origin

• From Middle English astandan, from Old English āstandan ("to stand up, stand forth, rise up, rise, continue, endure"), from Proto-Germanic *uzstandaną ("to rise, stand up"), equivalent to a- + stand. Cognate with Middle Low German erstân, German erstehen, Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽. In some senses, prefix a- appears to represent and- (compare Middle English anstanden), at-, on-.