Where does “Standardwert” come from?
Standardwert (German) comes from German standard, 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.
Standardwert (German): default, preset (default or preset value or setting)
Definitions
- default, preset (default or preset value or setting)
Ancestry of “Standardwert”, step by step
Standardwert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German standard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | standard | standard |
| 2 | English | standard | Falling within an accepted range of size, amount,... |
| 3 | Middle English | standard | A standard; a flag identifying a military unit |
| 4 | Old French | estandart | standard |
| 5 | Frankish | standhard | stand hard |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via German wert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wert | worth something, worthy of something; worthy of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wert | worthy, valuable, noble |
| 3 | Old High German | werd | worth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |