panzer

The story

1. Latin · derived frompantex“paunch”
2. Old French · derived frompanciere“coat of mail”
3. Middle High German · derived fromPanzer“armour”
4. German · borrowed fromPanzer
5. English todaypanzer

First attested in 1940. Borrowed from German Panzer, from Middle High German Panzer (“armour”), from Old French panciere (“coat of mail”), from Latin pantex (“paunch”).

Words from the same roots