Where does “reidans” come from?

reidans (Dutch) comes from Dutch dans, from Middle Dutch dans, from Old French danse — dance.

reidans (Dutch): circle dance

Definitions

  1. circle dance

Ancestry of “reidans”, step by step

reidans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdansdance
2Middle Dutchdans—
3Old Frenchdansedance

via Dutch rei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchreicircle dance, dance in which the participants...
2Middle Dutchrei—
Every word from Old French danse →Every word from Middle Dutch dans →Every word from Dutch dans →
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