Where does “эталонный” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. model, standard, reference, benchmark

Ancestry of “эталонный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianэтало́нmodel, standard, reference, benchmark
2Frenchétalonstallion; standard
3Old Frenchestalonstallion
4Frankishstallo—
5Frankishstallstall, position, place; stable; stall, stable
6Proto-Germanicstallazstanding, position, stall, stable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstelǝ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stelǝ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stallaz →Every word from Frankish stall →