Verb

entstehen

Translation

to arise, to originate, to emerge, to be created

Hier entsteht ein neues Gebäude.

A new building is being created here.

Wie ist dieses Problem entstanden?

How did this problem arise?

Daraus entstand eine gute Idee.

A good idea arose from that.

((from sth.)) to arise from sth. Order arose from the chaos. Aus dem Chaos entstand Ordnung.

((in sth.)) to arise in sth. New ideas arose in the discussion. In der Diskussion entstanden neue Ideen.

((through sth.)) to be caused by sth. The damage was caused by the storm. Der Schaden entstand durch den Sturm.

Synonyms: aufkommen (to arise), sich bilden (to form); Antonyms: vergehen (to pass away), verschwinden (to disappear)

From the prefix 'ent-' (indicating emergence or beginning) and 'stehen' (to stand). It literally means 'to stand forth' or 'to come into being'.

Imagine something 'standing' (stehen) up and 'emerging' (ent-) from nothing.