Where does “panzer” come from?

panzer (Middle High German) comes from Old French pancier, from French panse, from Old French pance, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.

Ancestry of “panzer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpancierarmor
2Frenchpansebelly; first-person singular present indicative...
3Old Frenchpancestomach; belly
4Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts
Every word from Latin pantex →Every word from Old French pance →Every word from French panse →