Where does “Tanzverbot” come from?
Tanzverbot (German) comes from German tanzen, from Middle High German tanzen, from Middle Dutch dansen, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.
Tanzverbot (German): a ban on dancing; an interdiction to dance
Definitions
- a ban on dancing; an interdiction to dance
Ancestry of “Tanzverbot”, step by step
Tanzverbot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tanzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tanzen | to dance |
| 2 | Middle High German | tanzen | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dansen | to dance |
| 4 | Old French | dancier | to dance |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *dantiāre | — |
via German verbot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verbot | first/third-person singular preterite of... |