Where does “subestándar” come from?
subestándar (Spanish) comes from Spanish estándar, from English standard, from Middle English standard, from Old French estandart, from Frankish standhard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.
subestándar (Spanish): substandard
Ancestry of “subestándar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | estándar | standard |
| 2 | English | standard | Falling within an accepted range of size, amount,... |
| 3 | Middle English | standard | — |
| 4 | Old French | estandart | standard |
| 5 | Frankish | standhard | stand hard |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |