פֿאַרשטיין

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German verstān, virstēn, vorstēn, ferstān, from Old High German firstān, firstēn, from Proto-Germanic *frastāną. By surface analysis, פֿאַר־ (far-) +‎ שטיין (shteyn). Compare German verstehen.

Verb

פֿאַרשטיין (farshteyn) (past participle פֿאַרשטאַנען (farshtanen))

  1. to understand, to comprehend

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