understonden

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === understanden === Etymology === From Old English understandan, from Proto-West Germanic *understandan, from Proto-Germanic *understandaną (“to stand between, stand in the midst, understand”); equivalent to under- +‎ stonden. Cognate with Middle Low German understanden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌundərˈstandən/, /ˌundərˈstaːndən/, /ˌundərˈstɔndən/, /ˌundərˈstɔ̝ːndən/ === Verb === understonden to understand ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: understand English: (West Yorkshire) understan English: (Ottawa-Valley) unnerstand, unnerstan Scots: understand, onderstand Yola: understhoane ==== References ==== “understō̆nden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌun.derˈstɑn.den/ === Verb === understonden plural present subjunctive of understandan === Participle === understonden past participle of understandan