English
Panzerfaust
Panzerfaust comes from German Panzerfaust.
- Germanc. 1650–presentPanzerfaust
- Englishearliest quotation 2014same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentPanzerfaust
- Englishearliest quotation 2014same form
Earliest quotation: 2014, Leo Barron, Patton at the Battle of the Bulge: “Apparently the air raid had caught the Volkssturm soldier…”
A compound of Panzer ‘armour, armour plating, shield’ + Faust ‘fist’
Latin pantex ‘paunch, belly’
Old French pance ‘paunch, belly’
Old French panciere ‘coat of mail to protect the belly’
Middle High German panzer
German Panzer ‘armour, armour plating, shield’
Latin pantex ‘paunch, belly’
Old French pance ‘paunch, belly’
Old French panciere ‘coat of mail to protect the belly’
Middle High German panzer
German Panzer ‘armour, armour plating, shield’
German Faust ‘fist’
Every English word from German Panzerfaust
Today it means
noun A light, single-shot anti-tank grenade launcher developed in Germany in the latter stages of the Second World War.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Panzerfaust / Panzerfaust