Where does “étendard” come from?

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

étendard (French): standard (flag used in battle)

Definitions

  1. standard (flag used in battle)

Ancestry of “étendard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchestendardstandard
2Old Frenchestandartstandard
3Frankishstandhardstand hard
4Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

Words derived from “étendard”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →