Where does “bants” come from?

bants (English) comes from Hungarian bánt, from Hungarian bánik, from Hungarian bán, from Old Hungarian ban.

bants (English): banter

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	bánt	to hurt, harm; third-person singular indicative...
2	Hungarian	bánik	to treat someone, handle someone, deal with...
3	Hungarian	bán	to mind, to object to, to be bothered by; to...
4	Old Hungarian	ban	—

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