Where does “standaardtaal” come from?
standaardtaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch standaard, from Middle Dutch standaert, from Old French estendart, from Frankish standhard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
standaardtaal (Dutch): standard language
Definitions
- standard language
Ancestry of “standaardtaal”, step by step
standaardtaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch standaard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | standaard | standard; by default; standard, norm |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | standaert | — |
| 3 | Old French | estendart | — |
| 4 | Frankish | standhard | stand hard |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via Dutch taal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | taal | language |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tāle | spoken or written words, that which someone says |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tala | number }} |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *talu | narration, report |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |