An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/gestatten

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
gestatten
Friedrich Kluge2507628An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — gestatten1891John Francis Davis

gestatten, vb., ‘to allow, admit, grant,’ from MidHG. gestaten, wk. vb., ‘to grant, permit,’ OHG. gistatôn; probably connected most closely with OHG. stata, f., ‘favourable opportunity’ (for details see Statt). —