Where does “Schütteltanz” come from?
Schütteltanz (German) comes from German tanz, from Middle High German tanz, from Old French dance, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.
Schütteltanz (German): any dance that is largely based on shaking movements, chiefly of the upper part of the body, for example the Ethiopian eskista or the Harlem shake
Definitions
- any dance that is largely based on shaking movements, chiefly of the upper part of the body, for example the Ethiopian eskista or the Harlem shake
Ancestry of “Schütteltanz”, step by step
Schütteltanz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tanz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tanz | singular imperative of tanzen |
| 2 | Middle High German | tanz | — |
| 3 | Old French | dance | dance |
| 4 | Old French | dancier | to dance |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *dantiāre | — |
via German schütteln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schütteln | to shake |