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Where does “pant” come from?

pant (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse pantr.

pant (Norwegian Bokmål): pawn; a mortgage; security

Definitions

  1. pawn; a mortgage; security

Ancestry of “pant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepantr—

Words derived from “pant”

  • pantsette
  • pantelån
Every word from Old Norse pantr →