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Where does “Pfand” come from?

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

Pfand (German): pawn; pledge; can or bottle deposit

Definitions

  1. pawn; pledge; can or bottle deposit

Ancestry of “Pfand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanphant—
2Old High Germanphant—

Words derived from “Pfand”

  • Pfandgeld
  • Pfandbrief
  • Pfandhaus
  • fant
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