Where does “Perce” come from?

Perce derives from Old French Piers, which comes from Old French Pierre, a name whose original meaning is not established.

Ancestry of “Perce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPiers—
2Old FrenchPiers—
3LatinPetrusPeter
4Indonesianpenembakshooter
5Indonesiantembakto shoot to fire a shot
6Malaytembakto shoot
7MalaytimbakObsolete form of tembak
8Proto-Malayictimbak—
9Proto-Malayo-Polynesianti(m)bak—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ti(m)bak →Every word from Proto-Malayic timbak →Every word from Malay timbak →