'standing-collared' originates from Modern English, specifically the combination of the verb 'standing' (from Old English 'standan', meaning 'to stand') and the past-participle/adjectival use 'collared' (from Latin 'collare' via Old French/Anglo-Norman, related to 'collum' meaning 'neck').

'collar' changed from Old French/Anglo-Norman forms (e.g. 'coler'/'colier') and Middle English 'coler' into the modern English word 'collar'; 'standan' in Old English evolved into Modern English 'stand'/'standing'. The compound adjective 'standing-collared' developed in Modern English by combining these elements to describe garments.

Initially the component words meant 'standing' (to be upright) and 'collar' (the band around the neck); combined as 'standing-collared' the meaning has remained a literal description — 'having a collar that stands up' — with no major semantic shift.