Where does “paunchful” come from?

paunchful (English) comes from English paunch, from Middle English paunche, from Old French pance, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.

paunchful (English): Enough to fill one's paunch; a bellyful

Definitions

  1. Enough to fill one's paunch; a bellyful

Ancestry of “paunchful”, step by step

paunchful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English paunch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaunchThe first compartment of the stomach of a...
2Middle Englishpaunchestomach, belly; innards, guts
3Old Frenchpancestomach; belly
4Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Latin pantex →Every word from Old French pance →Every word from Middle English paunche →