Where does “panser” come from?

panser (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Italian panciera, from Italian pancia, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.

panser (Norwegian Bokmål): armour or armor; a bonnet or hood

Definitions

  1. armour or armor; a bonnet or hood

Ancestry of “panser”, step by step

panser traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian panciera

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

via Old Norse panzar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepanzar—

via Middle Low German pantzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanpantzen—

Words derived from “panser”

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