Where does “verbasteren” come from?

verbasteren (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.

verbasteren (Dutch): to degenerate

Definitions

  1. to degenerate

Ancestry of “verbasteren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “verbasteren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic banstuz →Every word from Medieval Latin bastardus →