Etymology

substandard

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Today it means: Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements. Full definition →

English standard ← Middle English standard ← Old French estandart
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Germanic*standaną
  8. Frankish*standan
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kret-der.?
  10. Proto-Germanic*harduz
  11. Frankish*hard(ī)
  12. Frankish*standahardbor.?
  13. Old Frenchestendre?
  14. Old Frenchestandart
  15. Middle Englishstandard
  16. Englishstandard
  17. English todaysubstandard

From sub- + standard.

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