Where does “Bastardschildkröte” come from?

Bastardschildkröte (German) comes from German Bastard, from Middle High German bastart, from Old French bastart, from Old French bastard, from Medieval Latin bastardus, from Proto-Germanic banstuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

Bastardschildkröte (German): Ridley sea turtle

Definitions

  1. Ridley sea turtle

Ancestry of “Bastardschildkröte”, step by step

Bastardschildkröte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bastard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBastardbastard; bastard; mongrel; crossbreed, hybrid,...
2Middle High Germanbastartillegitimate child of a nobleman
3Old FrenchbastartAlternative form of bastard; bastard
4Old Frenchbastardbastard person conceived to unmarried parents
5Medieval Latinbastardusillegitimate child
6Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via German Schildkröte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchildkröteturtle, tortoise
2GermanSchildshield, buckler; sign, plate
3Middle High Germanschilt
4Old High Germanscilt
5Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
6Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-

Words derived from “Bastardschildkröte

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