Where does “dancy” come from?

dancy (English) comes from English dance, from Middle English dauncen, from Anglo-Norman dauncer.

dancy (English): Suitable for dancing to; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Suitable for dancing to; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “dancy”, step by step

dancy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dance

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdanceA sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually...
2Middle EnglishdauncenTo dance, be in a dance; To move about in a rapid...
3Anglo-Normandauncer—

via French danché

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdanché—

Words derived from “dancy”

Every word from Anglo-Norman dauncer →Every word from Middle English dauncen →Every word from English dance →