Where does “pantze” come from?
pantze (Middle High German) comes from Old French pancier, from French panse, from Old French pance, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.
Ancestry of “pantze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | pancier | armor |
| 2 | French | panse | belly; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Old French | pance | stomach; belly |
| 4 | Latin | pantex | belly, paunch, guts |
Words derived from “pantze”