Where does “standarize” come from?

standarize (English) comes from Galician estandarizar, from Spanish estándar, from English standard, from Middle English standard, from Old French estandart, from Frankish standhard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert- — to travel, tour.

Ancestry of “standarize”, step by step

standarize traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician estandarizar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianestandarizarto standardise
2Spanishestándarstandard
3EnglishstandardFalling within an accepted range of size, amount,...
4Middle EnglishstandardA standard; a flag identifying a military unit
5Old Frenchestandartstandard
6Frankishstandhardstand hard
7Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
8Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
9Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Spanish estandarizar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishestandarizarto standardise
2Spanish-izar-ise/-ize
3Old Spanish-izar

via Asturian estandarizar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianestandarizarto standardise to establish a standard
2Asturian-izar
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz