Where does “waltz” come from?
Waltz comes from German Walzer, derived from German walzen, from Old High German walzan, from Proto-Germanic walt-, from Proto-Indo-European wel-.
waltz (English): A ballroom dance in 3/4 time; A piece of music...
Definitions
- A ballroom dance in 3/4 time; A piece of music...
Ancestry of “waltz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Walzer | waltz |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
Words derived from “waltz”