Where does “bastarde” come from?

bastarde (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman bastard, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

bastarde (Middle English): Alternative form of bastard

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bastard

Ancestry of “bastarde”, step by step

bastarde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman bastard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanbastardillegitimate child; bastard
2Old French-ardpejorative agent noun
3Frankish-hardhardy, bold
4Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Middle English bastard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbastardan illegitimate child, especially a noble one; a...
2Old Frenchbastardbastard person conceived to unmarried parents
3Medieval Latinbastardusillegitimate child
4Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →