In English I guess we have understand and withstand. And used to have words like counterstand and overstand.

While thinking about this I had a curious thought that maybe the word "against" derives not just from "agegn" but from a two word phrase "agegn standan". Google is not helpful. Claude AI suggests that the "st" ending actually developed later, likely through analogy with other prepositions ending in "-st" like "amongst" and "whilst."

Abstand, Widerstand, Vorstand, Mittelstand, probably the list can be continued.

Some seem to have an obvious explanation, for other it feels long-sought and more obscure. I would not over-interpret words.

Verstanden!

Wiederstand - resistor

https://generalatomic.com/teil1/index.html

*Widerstand

Wider = gegen (against)

Wieder = noch einmal (again)

Kinda important to get the spelling right in context of "Gegenstand"

Thanks for the correction

Widerstand can be the resistor (an object) or resistance, protest, opposition (not an object).