Where does “panser” come from?
panser (Danish) comes from Middle High German pantze, from Old French pancier, from French panse, from Old French pance, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.
panser (Danish): armor, armour; carapace, shell; cop, copper
Definitions
- armor, armour; carapace, shell; cop, copper
Ancestry of “panser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | pantze | — |
| 2 | Old French | pancier | armor |
| 3 | French | panse | belly; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Old French | pance | stomach; belly |
| 5 | Latin | pantex | belly, paunch, guts |