Where does “pardon” come from?

pardon (Hungarian) comes from German Pardon, from French pardon, from French pardonner, from Old French pardoner, from Late Latin perdono.

pardon (Hungarian): pardon!, pardon me!, excuse me!, I beg your...

Definitions

  1. pardon!, pardon me!, excuse me!, I beg your...

Ancestry of “pardon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPardonquarter decision not to kill a captured enemy
2Frenchpardonexcuse me; sorry; pardon, forgiveness
3Frenchpardonnerto pardon, forgive; to excuse
4Old Frenchpardonerto pardon; to forgive
5Late Latinperdono—
Every word from Late Latin perdono →Every word from Old French pardoner →Every word from French pardonner →