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

Every word from Old High German phantEvery word from Middle High German phant