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
- banter
Ancestry of “bants”, step by step
bants traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian bánt
| 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 | — |
via English banter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | banter | Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically... |