forestå
Norwegian
verb
Definitions
- to be in charge of, direct, manage
- to be at hand or imminent
Etymology
Prefix from Norwegian Bokmål stå (stand) derived from Danish forestaa derived from Middle Low German vorstān.
Origin
Middle Low German
vorstān
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- avstå Norwegian Bokmål
- bistå Norwegian Bokmål
- enkeltstående Norwegian Bokmål
- framstå Norwegian Bokmål
- fremstå Norwegian Bokmål
- frittstående Norwegian Bokmål
- gjenstå Norwegian Bokmål
- høytstående Norwegian Bokmål
- motstå Norwegian Bokmål
- nærstående Norwegian Bokmål
- oppstå Norwegian Bokmål
- stå Norwegian Bokmål
- ståpikk Norwegian Bokmål
- uimotståelig Norwegian Bokmål
- *frastandaną Proto-Germanic
- forestaa Danish
- forstå Danish
- vorstān Middle Low German
- farstandan Old Saxon
- forstanda Old Swedish