Where does “baseborn” come from?

baseborn (English) comes from English Born, from English bourne, from Middle English bourne, from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- — to bear, carry.

baseborn (English): bastard, illegitimate; Of lowly birth

Definitions

  1. bastard, illegitimate; Of lowly birth

Ancestry of “baseborn”, step by step

baseborn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Born

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBorngiven birth to
2EnglishbourneA boundary; A goal or destination; A stream or...
3Middle EnglishbourneA stream or river; a watercourse regardless of size
4Old Englishburnastream
5Proto-West Germanicbrunnōwell, spring
6Proto-Germanicbrunnôsource; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via English Base

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBaseSomething from which other things extend; a foundation
2Middle EnglishbaseA foundation or base; the bottom of a building;...
3Old Frenchbasebase bottom part; supporting part
4LatinbasisA pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The...
5Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
6Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-