Where does “фант” come from?

фант (Russian) comes from Polish fant, from German Pfand, from Middle High German phant, from Old High German phant.

фант (Russian): fant game in which players perform comic tasks, assigned by lot to the owner of an object, the "fant"

Definitions

  1. fant game in which players perform comic tasks, assigned by lot to the owner of an object, the "fant"

Ancestry of “фант”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishfantsecurity, deposit; thingy, widget, gizmo
2GermanPfandpawn; pledge; can or bottle deposit
3Middle High Germanphant—
4Old High Germanphant—
Every word from Old High German phant →