Middle English word bastard comes from Old French -ard, Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-, Frankish *bāst, Frankish -ard, Late Latin bastardus
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -ard | Old French (fro) | |
| *bʰendʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bāst | Frankish (frk) | |
| -ard | Frankish (frk) | |
| bastardus | Late Latin (LL) | |
| *bunstuz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| bastard | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| bastardus | Malayalam (mal) | |
| bastard | Old English (ang) | |
| bastard | Old French (fro) | (pejorative, usually vocative) bastard (insult). Bastard (person conceived to unmarried parents) Bastard (conceived by unmarried parents). |
| bastarde | Middle English (enm) |