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Where does “standaert” come from?

standaert (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French estendart, from Frankish standhard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

Ancestry of “standaert”, step by step

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

Words derived from “standaert”

  • standaard
  • standaardtaal
  • kaarsenstandaard
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