Pawn etymology

English

English word pawn comes from Proto-Indo-European *póds, and later Latin pedis (Louse.)

Etymology of pawn

Detailed word origin of pawn

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*póds Proto-Indo-European (ine)
pedis Latin (lat) Louse.
pedo Late Latin (LL)
pedō Late Latin (LL)
poun Old French (fro) (chess) pawn. Walker; pedestrian.
poon Old French (fro) (chess) pawn.
paun Anglo-Norman (xno)
pawn English (en) (chess) The most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant.. (colloquial) Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end, usually not the end that individual would prefer.

Words with the same origin as pawn

Descendants of *póds

octopus