Where does “Veitstanz” come from?

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

Veitstanz (German): St. Vitus' dance, chorea

Definitions

  1. St. Vitus' dance, chorea

Ancestry of “Veitstanz”, step by step

Veitstanz 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 Veit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVeit—
2Latvianvītto twist, wind; to wind, to wreathe; to twist, to...
3LatinVitusGiven name, equivalent to Vitus
Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →
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