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Where does “dans” come from?
dans (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dans, from Old French danse — dance.
dans
(Dutch): dance
Definitions
dance
Ancestry of “dans”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle Dutch
dans
—
2
Old French
danse
dance
Words derived from “dans”
vreugdedans
reidans
paardans
parendans
paringsdans
stoelendans
buikdans
dans
paaldans
dansbeweging
dansles
dansstijl
danswedstrijd
rondedans
buikdansen
buikdanser
Every word from Old French danse →