Where does “stanine” come from?

stanine (English) comes from English standard, from Middle English standard, from Old French estandart, from Frankish standhard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

stanine (English): a method of scaling test scores on a nine-point...

Definitions

  1. a method of scaling test scores on a nine-point...

Ancestry of “stanine”, step by step

stanine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English standard

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

via English nine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnineA numerical value equal to 9; the number...
2Middle Englishnynnine
3Old Englishniġonnine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-
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