Where does “pantelån” come from?

pantelån (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lån, from Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic laihną, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

pantelån (Norwegian Bokmål): a mortgage

Definitions

  1. a mortgage

Ancestry of “pantelån”, step by step

pantelån traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållåna loan; imperative of låne
2Old Norselánloan; luck
3Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Norwegian Bokmål pant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpantpawn; a mortgage; security
2Old Norsepantr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihną →Every word from Old Norse lán →