English
undistant
Undistant comes from Latin distāns ‘standing apart’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-1‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sth₂éh₁yeti1‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staējō1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staēō1‘to stand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstō1‘to stand’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdistō1‘to stand apart’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdistāns1‘standing apart’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400distant1
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500distaunt1
- English1500–presentdistant1
- Englishtodayundistant1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English undistant
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-Wiktionary, English undistant‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sth₂éh₁yetiWiktionary, English undistant‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staējōWiktionary, English undistantreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staēōWiktionary, English undistant‘to stand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstōWiktionary, English undistant‘to stand’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdistōWiktionary, English undistant‘to stand apart’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdistānsWiktionary, English undistant‘standing apart’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400distantWiktionary, English undistant
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500distauntWiktionary, English undistant
- English1500–presentdistantWiktionary, English undistant
- EnglishtodayundistantWiktionary, English undistant
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
state, system, post, stay, constitution, stood, stand, contest, stadium, stable, destination, stem, consistent, assist, testimony, destiny, resist, static, insist, consist, prostitution, stud, persistent, prostitute, stool, substitution, persist, attest, restitution, stamina, stale, stead, solstice, testimonial, armistice, destitute, astute, subsistence, stow, detest, 138 more
through Proto-Italic *staējō
establishment, instability, 12 more
through Proto-Italic *staēō ‘to stand’
arrest, establish, stability, stationary, instantaneous, restive, instantiation, 14 more
through Latin stō ‘to stand’
rest, stage, station, instance, substance, instant, oust, extant, obstetric, 24 more
through Latin distāns ‘standing apart’
through English distant
Today it means
adj Not distant.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “undistant”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / undistant