Where does “lanterfanter” come from?
lanterfanter (Dutch) comes from Dutch lanterfanten, from Dutch lanterfant, from Dutch landtrefant, from Dutch landtrouwandt, from Dutch land, from Dutch landnaam, from Dutch naam, from Middle Dutch nāme — to name.
lanterfanter (Dutch): slacker, good-for-nothing
Definitions
- slacker, good-for-nothing
Ancestry of “lanterfanter”, step by step