But what would it mean in a place with no gravity? I'm not finding a full explanation of the gravity-based "stand under/recieve from above" aspect of understanding, but this goes a little further than a dictionary.
"Old English oferstandan, Middle English overstonden, literally "over-stand" seem to have been used only in literal senses."
Interesting variant. Seems like 'grasping' a concept is like mastering it, related to your slave/master reference, or 'standing over' the meaning. It's unclear what happens spatially to the original source.
Sector2 0 points 7 months ago
But what would it mean in a place with no gravity? I'm not finding a full explanation of the gravity-based "stand under/recieve from above" aspect of understanding, but this goes a little further than a dictionary.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/understanding#:~:text=Entries%20linking%20to%20understanding&text=Old%20English%20understandan%20%22to%20comprehend,see%20stand%20(v.)).
"Old English oferstandan, Middle English overstonden, literally "over-stand" seem to have been used only in literal senses."
Interesting variant. Seems like 'grasping' a concept is like mastering it, related to your slave/master reference, or 'standing over' the meaning. It's unclear what happens spatially to the original source.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-of-the-word-understand#:~:text=Understand%20%7C%20Definition%20of%20Understand%20by,see%20stand(v.)).
More answers from both above and below the meaning.