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Where does “bastarður” come from?

bastarður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bastarðr, from Old French bastard, from Medieval Latin bastardus, from Proto-Germanic banstuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bastarður (Icelandic): hybrid, crossbreed

Definitions

  1. hybrid, crossbreed

Ancestry of “bastarður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebastarðr—
2Old Frenchbastardbastard
3Medieval Latinbastardusillegitimate child
4Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
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