Where does “dancehall” come from?
dancehall (English) comes from English Hall, from Middle English halle, from Old English heall, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
dancehall (English): A public hall for dancing; A genre of Jamaican...
Definitions
- A public hall for dancing; A genre of Jamaican...
Ancestry of “dancehall”, step by step
dancehall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hall | Hall class, a class of steam locomotive used on... |
| 2 | Middle English | halle | hall; Alternative form of hale; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Old English | heall | a hall; residence; a large room forming part of a... |
| 4 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 5 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 6 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |