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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”

  • Tänzer
  • Balletttänzer
  • tanac
  • танац
  • tancati
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