Where does “tantsusamm” come from?

tantsusamm (Estonian) comes from Estonian tants, from Estonian tantsima, from Middle Low German dansen, from Old French dancer — Alternative form of dancier; to dance.

tantsusamm (Estonian): dance step

Definitions

  1. dance step

Ancestry of “tantsusamm”, step by step

tantsusamm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian tants

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantantsdance, dancing
2Estoniantantsimato dance
3Middle Low Germandansen—
4Old FrenchdancerAlternative form of dancier; to dance

via Estonian samm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansammstep
Every word from Old French dancer →Every word from Middle Low German dansen →Every word from Estonian tantsima →