Where does “pense” come from?
pense (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans pens, from Dutch pens, from Middle Dutch pense, from Old French panse, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.
pense (Afrikaans): plural of pens
Ancestry of “pense”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | pens | gut |
| 2 | Dutch | pens | paunch, rumen; tripe; tripe filled with minced... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pense | — |
| 4 | Old French | panse | belly; belly; tripe |
| 5 | Latin | pantex | belly, paunch, guts |