Where does “pantzer” come from?

pantzer (Middle Low German) comes from Italian panciera, from Italian pancia, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.

Ancestry of “pantzer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpancieracorset, girdle
2Italianpanciabelly, stomach, paunch
3Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts

Words derived from “pantzer”

Every word from Latin pantex →Every word from Italian pancia →Every word from Italian panciera →