French nantir

← Old English niman (cognate)

← English nim (link)

← Old French nantir (mention)

← Old French nant (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *nēmą (mention)

← Old High German nām (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *nem- (mention)

← Old Norse nám (mention)

→ French nanti (mention)

→ French nantissement (suffix)