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Where does “bastaard” come from?

bastaard (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bastaert, from Old French bastard, from Medieval Latin bastardus, from Proto-Germanic banstuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bastaard (Dutch): A bastard, person born to unmarried parents; in...

Definitions

  1. A bastard, person born to unmarried parents; in...

Ancestry of “bastaard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbastaert—
2Old Frenchbastardbastard
3Medieval Latinbastardusillegitimate child
4Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bastaard”

  • verbasteren
  • verbastering
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