Where does “tänzeln” come from?

tänzeln (German) comes from German tanzen, from Middle High German tanzen, from Middle Dutch dansen, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

tänzeln (German): to sashay

Definitions

  1. to sashay

Ancestry of “tänzeln”, step by step

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