Where does “dansvee” come from?

dansvee (Dutch) comes from Dutch vee, from Middle Dutch vêe, from Old Dutch fē, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

dansvee (Dutch): dancers

Definitions

  1. dancers

Ancestry of “dansvee”, step by step

dansvee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveelivestock, cattle
2Middle Dutchvêelivestock (collectively)
3Old Dutchfē—
4Proto-West Germanic*fehulivestock
5Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Dutch dansen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdansento dance; plural of dans
2Middle Dutchdansento dance
3Old Frenchdancierto dance
4Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →