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Where does “Pank” come from?

Pank (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German pand, from Old High German phant.

Pank (Central Franconian): pledge; security; deposit; pawn; delimited area...

Definitions

  1. pledge; security; deposit; pawn; delimited area...

Ancestry of “Pank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanpand—
2Old High Germanphant—
Every word from Old High German phant →