Where does “pens” come from?

pens (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch pens, from Middle Dutch pense, from Old French panse, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.

pens (Afrikaans): gut

Definitions

  1. gut

Ancestry of “pens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpenspaunch, rumen; tripe; tripe filled with minced...
2Middle Dutchpense—
3Old Frenchpansebelly; belly; tripe
4Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts

Words derived from “pens”

Every word from Latin pantex →Every word from Old French panse →Every word from Middle Dutch pense →