Where does “pees” come from?

pees (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pese, from Old Dutch pisa — sinew, string, fibre.

pees (Dutch): A sinew

Definitions

  1. A sinew

Ancestry of “pees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpesea sinew, tendon, string, pizzle
2Old Dutchpisasinew, string, fibre

Words derived from “pees

Every word from Old Dutch pisaEvery word from Middle Dutch pese