| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɔntˈstɑːn/ |
| Hyphenation | ont·staan |
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|---|
| ontstaan | - |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| ontstaande | ontstaan |
| Dutch | wording; ontstaan |
|---|---|
| English | commencement; start |
| Esperanto | estiĝo; ekesto |
| German | Entstehung |
| Greek (Classical Greek) | γένεσις |
| Low German | untstån |