Where does “étalon” come from?

étalon (French) comes from Old French estalon, from Frankish stallo, from Frankish stall, from Proto-Germanic stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European stelǝ-.

étalon (French): stallion; standard

Definitions

  1. stallion; standard

Ancestry of “étalon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestalonstallion
2Frankishstallo—
3Frankishstallstall, position, place; stable; stall, stable
4Proto-Germanicstallazstanding, position, stall, stable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstelǝ-—

Words derived from “étalon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stelǝ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stallaz →Every word from Frankish stall →