An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/gestehen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
gestehen
Friedrich Kluge2521082An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — gestehen1891John Francis Davis

gestehen, vb., ‘to acknowledge, confess,’ from MidHG. gestên, gestân, OHG. gistân, str. vb., ‘to stand still, assist, own, confess’; derivatives, ModHG. geständig, Geständnis, See stehen.