Where does “verbastering” come from?
verbastering (Dutch) comes from Dutch verbasteren, 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.
verbastering (Dutch): deterioration, degeneration; bastardization
Definitions
- deterioration, degeneration; bastardization
Ancestry of “verbastering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verbasteren | to degenerate |
| 2 | Dutch | bastaard | A bastard, person born to unmarried parents; in... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bastaert | — |
| 4 | Old French | bastard | bastard person conceived to unmarried parents |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | bastardus | illegitimate child |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banstuz | bond, tie |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |