Where does “Standarte” come from?

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

Standarte (German): standard

Definitions

  1. standard

Ancestry of “Standarte”, step by step

Standarte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French estandart

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

via Middle High German standert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstandert

Words derived from “Standarte

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