Where does “valser” come from?
valser (French) comes from French valse, from German Walzer, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
valser (French): to waltz; to be moved quickly and violently
Definitions
- to waltz; to be moved quickly and violently
Ancestry of “valser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | valse | waltz; inflection of valser: ##... |
| 2 | German | Walzer | waltz |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |