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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

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