Where does “antanzen” come from?

antanzen (German) comes from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

antanzen (German): }} to approach or arrive dancing

Definitions

  1. }} to approach or arrive dancing

Ancestry of “antanzen”, step by step

antanzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
2Middle High Germanānewithout
3Old High Germanānawithout
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German tanzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantanzento dance
2Middle High Germantanzen—
3Middle Dutchdansento dance
4Old Frenchdancierto dance
5Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →