Where does “этало́н” come from?

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

этало́н (Russian): model, standard, reference, benchmark

Definitions

  1. model, standard, reference, benchmark

Ancestry of “этало́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétalonstallion; standard
2Old Frenchestalonstallion
3Frankishstallo—
4Frankishstallstall, position, place; stable; stall, stable
5Proto-Germanicstallazstanding, position, stall, stable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstelǝ-—

Words derived from “этало́н”

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