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
Ancestry of “pens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pens | paunch, rumen; tripe; tripe filled with minced... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | pense | — |
| 3 | Old French | panse | belly; belly; tripe |
| 4 | Latin | pantex | belly, paunch, guts |
Words derived from “pens”