Where does “Bauchtanz” come from?

Bauchtanz (German) comes from German Bauch, from Middle High German būch, from Old High German būh, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Bauchtanz (German): belly dance

Definitions

  1. belly dance

Ancestry of “Bauchtanz”, step by step

Bauchtanz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBauchabdomen, belly
2Middle High Germanbūchbelly
3Old High Germanbūhbelly
4Proto-West Germanic*būk—
5Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

via German tanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantanzsingular imperative of tanzen
2Middle High Germantanz—
3Old Frenchdancedance
4Old Frenchdancierto dance
5Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būk →
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