Where does “pezen” come from?

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

pezen (Dutch): to run or walk quickly; to work with considerable...

Definitions

  1. to run or walk quickly; to work with considerable...

Ancestry of “pezen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpeesA sinew
2Middle Dutchpesea sinew, tendon, string, pizzle
3Old Dutchpisasinew, string, fibre

Words derived from “pezen

Every word from Old Dutch pisaEvery word from Middle Dutch peseEvery word from Dutch pees