Where does “bastardus” come from?

bastardus (Medieval Latin) comes from Proto-Germanic banstuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bastardus (Medieval Latin): illegitimate child

Definitions

  1. illegitimate child

Ancestry of “bastardus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bastardus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic banstuz →