Where does “fant” come from?

fant (Old English) comes from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.

fant (Old English): font, fountain, spring

Definitions

  1. font, fountain, spring

Ancestry of “fant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfonsa spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;...
2Latinfontisgenitive singular of fōns
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