Where does “dans” come from?
dans (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch dans, from Middle Dutch dans, from Old French danse — dance.
dans (Afrikaans): dance; to dance
Ancestry of “dans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dans | dance |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dans | — |
| 3 | Old French | danse | dance |