Where does “bastaardvloek” come from?

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

bastaardvloek (Dutch): minced oath

Definitions

  1. minced oath

Ancestry of “bastaardvloek”, step by step

bastaardvloek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bastaard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbastaardA bastard, person born to unmarried parents; in...
2Middle Dutchbastaert—
3Old Frenchbastardbastard person conceived to unmarried parents
4Medieval Latinbastardusillegitimate child
5Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Dutch vloek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvloekcurse
2Middle Dutchvloec—
3Old Dutchfluok—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic banstuz →Every word from Medieval Latin bastardus →