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