Where does “bantering” come from?

Bantering is the present participle of banter, which derives from the Dutch banteren, of uncertain ultimate origin.

bantering (English): teasing; joking; jesting; present participle of...

Definitions

  1. teasing; joking; jesting; present participle of...

Ancestry of “bantering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbanterSharp, good-humoured, playful, typically...

Words derived from “bantering

Every word from English banter