Where does “paunche” come from?

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

paunche (Middle English): stomach, belly; innards, guts

Definitions

  1. stomach, belly; innards, guts

Ancestry of “paunche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpancestomach; belly
2Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts

Words derived from “paunche

Every word from Latin pantexEvery word from Old French pance