understandan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === understondan === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *understandan, from Proto-Germanic *understandaną (“to stand between, stand in the midst, understand”), from *under (“between, among”), *standaną (“to stand”). Akin to Old Frisian understanda, understonda (Saterland Frisian unnerstounde), Old High German untarstantan, Old Norse undirstanda (Middle Danish understande). Equivalent to under- +‎ standan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌun.derˈstɑn.dɑn/ === Verb === understandan (West Saxon) to understand to accept as correct to observe, notice, consider ==== Usage notes ==== This verb was used primarily in late West Saxon, and is almost entirely absent in the Anglian dialects. There, other synonyms were preferred, primarily onġietan. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== forstandan onġietan ==== Derived terms ==== understandennes understanding ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: understonden, understandenEnglish: understandEnglish: (West Yorkshire) understanEnglish: (Ottawa-Valley) unnerstand, unnerstanScots: understand, onderstandYola: understhoane