Stand

Pronunciation: /ʃtant/

“Stand” is a German word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

standing, state, status, position, situation
class, stratum (group of people with a certain social status)
estate
booth, stand
canton (state of Switzerland)

Etymology

From Middle High German stant, from Old High German *stant (attested in Old High German firstant, urstant), from Proto-West Germanic *stand, a deverbal from *standan (“to stand”). Cognate with English stand.

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