Where does “tanzen” come from?

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

tanzen (German): to dance

Definitions

  1. to dance

Ancestry of “tanzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantanzen—
2Middle Dutchdansento dance
3Old Frenchdancierto dance
4Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—

Words derived from “tanzen”

Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →