Where does “verpfänden” come from?

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

verpfänden (German): to pawn, to mortgage

Definitions

  1. to pawn, to mortgage

Ancestry of “verpfänden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfandpawn; pledge; can or bottle deposit
2Middle High Germanphant—
3Old High Germanphant—

Words derived from “verpfänden”

Every word from Old High German phant →Every word from Middle High German phant →Every word from German Pfand →
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