Where does “bastard” come from?

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

bastard (Romanian): bastard

Definitions

  1. bastard

Ancestry of “bastard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbastardobastard
2Medieval Latinbastardusillegitimate child
3Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic banstuz →Every word from Medieval Latin bastardus →