Where does “pawning” come from?

pawning (English) comes from English pawn, from Middle English paun, from Old French pan, from Latin pannus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂n- — something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to...

pawning (English): The act by which something is pawned

Definitions

  1. The act by which something is pawned

Ancestry of “pawning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpawnThe most common chess piece, or a similar piece...
2Middle EnglishpaunAlternative form of pown
3Old Frenchpanbit; piece; part; a piece of armor
4Latinpannuscloth; rag; garment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂n-something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂n- →Every word from Latin pannus →Every word from Old French pan →