Where does “pardonmonger” come from?

pardonmonger (English) comes from English monger, from Middle English mongere, from Old English māngere, from Old English māngian — to trade, traffic, do as a monger.

pardonmonger (English): A seller of (papal) indulgences

Definitions

  1. A seller of (papal) indulgences

Ancestry of “pardonmonger”, step by step

pardonmonger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English monger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmongerA dealer in a specific commodity; A person...
2Middle EnglishmongereA retailer; a merchant
3Old Englishmāngeretrader, merchant, dealer, monger
4Old Englishmāngianto trade, traffic, do as a monger

via English pardon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpardonForgiveness for an offence; An order that...
2Middle Englishpardonen—
3Old Frenchpardonerto pardon; to forgive
4Late Latinperdono—
Every word from Old English māngian →Every word from Old English māngere →Every word from Middle English mongere →