Where does “Tanzball” come from?

Tanzball (German) comes from German tanz, from Middle High German tanz, from Old French dance, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

Tanzball (German): Synonym of Ball

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Ball

Ancestry of “Tanzball”, step by step

Tanzball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantanzsingular imperative of tanzen
2Middle High Germantanz—
3Old Frenchdancedance
4Old Frenchdancierto dance
5Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—

via German ball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanballball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games
2Frenchbaldance party, ball
3Old Frenchbal—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →