Where does “Mehrwegpfand” come from?

Mehrwegpfand (German) comes from German Pfand, from Middle High German phant, from Old High German phant.

Mehrwegpfand (German): can/bottle deposit paid out in exchange for returning a vessel that can be reused

Definitions

  1. can/bottle deposit paid out in exchange for returning a vessel that can be reused

Ancestry of “Mehrwegpfand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfandpawn; pledge; can or bottle deposit
2Middle High Germanphant—
3Old High Germanphant—
Every word from Old High German phant →