Etymograph

English

Pence

Pence comes from German Pentz.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentPentz
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2016Pence

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentPentz
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2016Pence

Earliest quotation: 2016, Timothy Stanley, How Phyllis Schlafly gave us Sarah Palin: “The death of anti-feminist activist Phyllis Schlafly on Monday…”

The story

Americanized spelling of German Pentz or Benz.

Every English word from German Pentz

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Pentz / Pence

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