Where does “pawn” come from?

Pawn comes from Middle French pan, from Old French poun, from Latin pavonem, the accusative of pavo meaning peacock, ultimately from Latin pes meaning foot.

pawn (English): The most common chess piece, or a similar piece...

Definitions

The most common chess piece, or a similar piece...

Ancestry of “pawn”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	paun	Alternative form of pown
2	Old French	pan	bit; piece; part; a piece of armor
3	Latin	pannus	cloth; rag; garment
4	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂n-	something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to...

Words derived from “pawn”

pawnbroker
pawnshop
pawnee
pawner
pawnable
impawn
unpawnable
ポーン
pawnless
centipawn
centipawns
pawneth
pawnest
hexapawn
millipawn
octopawn
pawn grabbing
pawnage
pawning
pawnlike
pawnticket
repawn
unpawn
poni

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂n- →Every word from Latin pannus →Every word from Old French pan →