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

  1. paunch, rumen; tripe; tripe filled with minced...

Ancestry of “pens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpense—
2Old Frenchpansebelly; belly; tripe
3Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts

Words derived from “pens”

Every word from Latin pantex →Every word from Old French panse →Every word from Middle Dutch pense →