Etymology

bastardly

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Today it means: Having been born out of marriage. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English bastard
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bastardly · adjective1

  1. Latinbastardus
  2. Old Frenchbastard
  3. Middle Englishbastard
  4. Englishbastard
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. English todaybastardly

From bastard + -ly.

bastardly · adverb2

  1. Latinbastardus
  2. Old Frenchbastard
  3. Middle Englishbastard
  4. Englishbastard
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. English todaybastardly

From bastard + -ly.

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