Etymology of the English word bastard
the English word
bastardderived from the Old French word
bastartderived from the Old French word
bastderived from the Old French word
bastardderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*banstizDate
The earliest known usage of bastard in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
bastardize,
bastardlyCognates
Dutch
bastaard, French
bâtard, German
Bastard, Icelandic
bastardur, Italian
bastardo, Spanish
bastardo, Swedish
bastardUsage
Word found in Modern English
