Where does “pantebrev” come from?

pantebrev (Danish) comes from Danish brev, from Old Danish bref, from Old Frisian brēf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

pantebrev (Danish): mortgage deed

Definitions

  1. mortgage deed

Ancestry of “pantebrev”, step by step

pantebrev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish brev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrevletter; note; epistle
2Old Danishbref
3Old Frisianbrēf
4Latinbrevenominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative...
5Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
6Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Danish pant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpanta deposit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis