bastard

Middle French

noun

Definitions

bastard child born outside of wedlock

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bastard (child of a nobleman by a woman other than his wife) derived from bastardus.

Origin

bastardus

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bastardus Latin
*banstiz Proto-Germanic
bastard Middle English
bastarðr Old Norse
bastard Danish
bastard Old French
bastaert Middle Dutch
bâtard Norman
bâtard Middle French
bastardo Old Portuguese
bastardus LL

bâtard