Where does “klant” come from?

klant (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch calant, from Picard kalant, from Old Northern French calant.

klant (Dutch): client, customer; chap, bloke

Definitions

  1. client, customer; chap, bloke

Ancestry of “klant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcalantperson, friend
2Picardkalant—
3Old Northern Frenchcalant—

Words derived from “klant”

Every word from Old Northern French calant →Every word from Picard kalant →Every word from Middle Dutch calant →
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