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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

  1. deterioration, degeneration; bastardization

Ancestry of “verbastering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverbasterento degenerate
2DutchbastaardA bastard, person born to unmarried parents; in...
3Middle Dutchbastaert—
4Old Frenchbastardbastard
5Medieval Latinbastardusillegitimate child
6Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
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